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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. US lifts economic and trade sanctions imposed on Sudan

    Lifting most economic restrictions ends two decades of embargos

  2. Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya election re-run

    He won 98% of the vote with a turnout of just under 39% said the election commission.

  3. 29/10/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  4. 28/10/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  5. Burundi Pulls Out Of The International Criminal Court

    Burundi has officially become the first country to leave the International Criminal Court

  6. Remembering South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Hero Oliver Tambo

    It is the 100th anniversary of the birth of anti-apartheid veteran Oliver Tambo

  7. Burundi Defends Withdrawal From War Crimes Court

    The country becomes the first member state to leave the International Criminal Court

  8. What's holding back women footballers?

    Lack of cash grounds Sierra Leone women's under-17 World Cup football team

  9. Public anger in Ghana after the serious sexual assault of a child

    The child is fighting for her life in hospital but what are the police doing?

  10. Kenya holds a divisive repeat presidential election

    A reduced turnout of voters reported as opposition supporters seek to disrupt the poll

  11. America's UN Ambassador Delivers A Harsh Message To Sudan

    Ambassador Nikki Haley says the South Sudan violence must stop

  12. Nigerian Prisoners Get The Vote

    The Nigerian government announces plans that will allow some prisoners to vote in 2019

  13. The UN Secretary General Visits CAR's Strife-Torn Southern Town

    Antonio Guterres visits Bangassou, where Muslim and Christian militias have been fighting

  14. The UN Secretary General visits Central African Republic

    It's Antonio Guterres' first trip to the peacekeeping mission in CAR since taking office

  15. WHO recommends a new vaccine to combat typhoid in Africa

    Health watchdog says giving children the vaccine is key in the fight against the disease

  16. Odinga reconfirms Kenyan election pullout

    With two days to go to Kenya's election, the main opposition contender confirms pullout

  17. A Cappella, Beat-Boxing And A Vocal-Saxophone

    Uganda's vocal harmony group, Canaan Gents, share their unique style of gospel music

  18. Morocco Hits Back After Algeria's Drugs Trafficking Claims

    Morocco calls Algeria's claims of money laundering "insulting" and "baseless"

  19. Senegal Hosts Summit On Ending Child Marriage

    The three-day talks will explore ways of tackling the practice in West and Central Africa

  20. 22/10/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  21. 21/10/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  22. 20/10/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  23. Malawi cracks down on vampire mobs after 8 deaths

    Malawi’s police arrest more than 150 in connection with vampire attacks

  24. Top Kenyan official will be absent during next week’s re-election

    Boss of Kenya's electoral commission, Ezra Chiloba, to take 3-week break

  25. Kenya's political deadlock over next week's presidential poll

    Odinga meets with the elections chairman as requested but Kenyatta says he won't

  26. Climbing the active Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo

    No erruptions since 2002 - enticing tourists to view its lava lake at the summit

  27. Electoral discord in Kenya deepens

    President Uhuru baulks at meeting the elections chairman, while Raila does as requested

  28. More aid arrives in Somalia as relatives abroad also answer call

    Help comes from allies and from its diaspora in the wake of Saturday's bomb attack

  29. Will Kenyan presidential re-run be credible?

    Electoral commissioner Roslyn Akombe tells us why she resigned and fled the country

  30. Kenya's election chief says he can't guarantee free and fair election

    Wafula Chebukati said colleagues had blocked his attempts to reform the organisation

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