Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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US‑Israel war with Iran hits oil in Africa
US‑Israel war with Iran impacts oil markets across Africa, driving price shocks
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US-Iran ceasefire and Africa
Could the temporary US-Iran ceasefire free up the supply of key commodities to Africa?
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US Vice President visits Tanzania
US VP Kamala Harris is midway through her three-country visit to Africa
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US slaps 30% tariff on South Africa
US President Trump recently announced a new 30% tariff on imports from South Africa
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US Senator says civil war could see Ethiopia break apart
US senator says only dialogue could bring an end to the civil war
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US sanctions Rwandan army
US sanctions Rwanda army over DR Congo conflict, what lies ahead for the peace deal?
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US sanction former Gambia first lady
The United States has slapped sanctions on former Gambia first lady Zineb Jammeh.
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US renews key trade pact with Africa
US extends the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade deal for one year
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US power handover... from the point of view of a Kenyan satirist
Kenyan journalist Patrick Gathara shares his view on the tumultuous end of the Trump term
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US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation
14 suspects have been arrested across the US, 11 in Los Angeles alone
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US health deal sparks debate in Africa
Why are African countries raising concerns over the US health aid deal?
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US halts international student visa applications
US embassies to stop appointments for student visas. How is Africa affected?
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US elections: What's in it for Africa?
How Trump's 'America First' policy has impacted US commitments with Africa
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US deportees to sue Ghana's government
11 US deportees sue the Ghanaian government for allegedly detaining them illegally
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US deportees causing concern in South Sudan
South Sudanese voice concern for safety following arrival of eight deportees from the US
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US cancels visas for South Sudanese nationals
South Sudan has criticised the revoking of US visas for all its nationals
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US aid cut hits African healthcare
How will a freeze in US aid spending affect healthcare across Africa?
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Update On Cameroon Unrest
The opposition parties in Cameroon are pressing for a conference on the country's future
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Up to 150 feared dead as boats capsize off Libya
Those attempting the sea crossing from Libya to Europe are missing and feared drowned
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Unrest in Togo
Togo's president reacts to Ghana warnings about political unrest
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Unrest In Cameroon
With military action against civilians in Cameroon, the show reports from the capital
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Unita returns to Luanda
Unita's dramatic return to Rwanda after 16 years
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UNITA Jonas Savimbi Interview
An interview with the leader of UNITA rebels, Jonas Savimbi.
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Unfarmed land leaves millions staring at hunger in Sudan
Sudan's war has set back agricultural production leaving millions at risk of acute hunger
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Undercover in the schools that chain boys
A BBC investigation has uncovered systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan.
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UN: South Sudan ‘curbing democratic freedoms’
The United Nations accuses South Sudan's government of curtailing democratic freedoms
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UN: Record number of aid workers killed in 2024
Sudan, South Sudan, and Nigeria among top 10 dangerous places for humanitarian workers
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UN: Millions at risk of famine in the Horn of Africa
After the worst drought in 7 decades, the UN says millions are at risk in Horn of Africa
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UN: Eastern DRC security situation ‘worrying’
The United Nations calls for an emergency meeting after an escalation in fighting.
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UN Women calls for ceasefire in Sudan
UN warns that women and children continue to be worst affected in Sudan conflict
