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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Ethiopia prepares to go to the polls

    The elections are the first since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power

  2. Ethiopia postpones elections for second time

    Ethiopia’s rescheduled national election was due to be held on 5 June

  3. Ethiopia PM vows to join the battlefield

    PM Abiy Ahmed said he will go himself to the front line to face rebels

  4. Ethiopia PM meets AU envoys but bars them from Tigray

    The African Union is seeking to mediate in the Tigray crisis

  5. Ethiopia peace deal signed

    Peace deal on Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis reached in South Africa

  6. Ethiopia Opposition Leader Freed

    Dr Merera Gudina is the head of the opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress

  7. Ethiopia opens huge dam despite outside opposition

    Egypt and Sudan have been opposed to the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

  8. Ethiopia issues arrest warrants for Tigray leaders

    The Ethiopian government issues arrest warrants for top Tigray officials of the TPLF

  9. Ethiopia in state of emergency

    Tigray rebels have reportedly won strategic towns 400 Km north of the capital

  10. Ethiopia hunger: More than 200 starve to death in Tigray

    More than 200 people have starved to death in Tigray

  11. Ethiopia denies civilians killed in market air strike

    The army’s spokesperson told journalists that the air strike targeted rebel fighters

  12. Ethiopia declares assault on Tigray capital

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urges Mekelle civilians to stay at home

  13. Ethiopia confirms troop withdrawals

    Ethiopia has confirmed the withdrawal of troops from the Eritrean town of Badme

  14. Ethiopia blocks social media before Orthodox rally

    Tension is higher after the recent schism in the Christian Orthodox Church

  15. Ethiopia Bans Adoption Of Children By Foreigners

    Ethiopia passes legislation banning the adoption of children by foreigners

  16. Ethiopia arrests thousands including ex-army commander

    The arrests in the Amhara region are seen as part of a crackdown by the authorities

  17. Ethiopia and Somalia to end dispute

    Somalia and Ethiopia have reached a deal to end a bitter dispute

  18. Ethiopia and Kenya take steps against the Coronavirus

    Ethiopians and a Kenyan quarantined as death toll from Coronavirus rises in China

  19. Ethiopia and Eritrea mark border reopening

    Jubilation as key border crossings between Ethiopia and Eritrea reopen after 20 years.

  20. Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader has been killed'

    Police say he was killed as he attempted to escape from his hideout

  21. Ethiopia ambassador denies breaking truce

    Ambassador Kebede says federal forces defended their positions

  22. Ethiopia Airways crash latest.

    A day of mourning in Ethiopia following the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

  23. Eswatini: Internet shut down as political unrest continues

    Pro-democracy demonstrations continue in Africa's last absolute kingdom

  24. Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees

    Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees despite a legal challenge

  25. Essential food aid has been delivered to Tigray, says WFP

    The World Food Programme says a famine in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been averted

  26. Escaping violence in Mozambique

    We bring you a special report from the insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado province

  27. Eritreans in Ethiopia stage protests

    Eritreans living in Addis Ababa denounce mistreatment and harassment

  28. Eritrea’s president holds rare press conference

    President Isaias Afwerki was grilled by journalists in Nairobi

  29. Eritrea's president says US backed the TPLF

    The United States supported the TPLF, according to Eritrea's president in an interview

  30. Eritrea must release political prisoners, says NGO

    Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of 28 political prisoners

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