Main content

Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 20/08/2021 GMT

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

  2. Nigeria seeks solution to farm land conflict

    Government says it will investigate problem of grazing land being encroached upon.

  3. Uganda suspends more than 50 NGOs

    Authorities say the decision was made because the NGOs failed to comply with regulations.

  4. Ghana to suspend burial of those dying with Covid

    Ghana Environmental Health Alliance thinks bodies of victims could be infectious

  5. Cameroon says it has cleared roads following clashes with separatists

    The authorities have encouraged people to start using the roads that have been reopened

  6. Burkina Faso ambush kills 47 people

    Forty-seven soldiers and civilians were killed in an ambush by Islamist insurgents

  7. SADC countries discuss Covid and terrorism challenges

    SADC countries have held a meeting in Lilongwe to find solution to the bloc's challenges

  8. Nigeria overhauls petrol sector

    Oil companies will be required to contribute cash to local community projects

  9. Nigeria Information Minister defends its country's security record

    It comes as the Governor of Katsina tells citizens to arm themselves to fight criminals.

  10. AFCON 2021: Team groups announced in Cameroon

    The team groups that will face each other have been announced during a draw ceremony

  11. Islamist attack in Niger kills at least 37 people

    More than 420 civilians have been killed in jihadist attacks this year alone.

  12. Uganda helps Afghans fleeing the Taliban

    Uganda will take in two thousand Afghan refugees fleeing the crisis in their country.

  13. Gunmen kidnap college students in Nigeria

    Since last December more than1000 students have been seized from schools

  14. Could traditional eldership be the key to resolve Tigray Conflict?

    Tigrayan rebels have been fighting the federal government since last November

  15. Zambia election: Hakainde Hichilema beats President Edgar Lungu

    Mr Lungu has accepted defeat and congratulated Mr Hichilema

  16. Algeria firefighters continue to battle 35 wildfires

    The number of fires in Algeria goes down to around 35 but the death toll is up

  17. Zambia elections: Preliminary results delayed

    Zambia’s electoral officials have been criticised for unverified results

  18. Zambia elections: Vote counting is underway

    Internet access in some parts of Zambia remains restricted as election votes are counted

  19. Ethiopia denounces Tigray-Oromia rebel alliance

    Ethiopia’s rebel Oromo Liberation Army agrees to an alliance with Tigrayan forces

  20. Long queues as Zambians vote in nationwide elections

    Zambians have voted in closely contested presidential and parliamentary elections

  21. Zambians vote in closely contested elections

    There are sixteen contenders for the presidency but the race is between two candidates

  22. Nigeria: 24 family members die of food poisoning

    The incident happened in a remote village in Sokoto state

  23. TPLF ‘will continue to pursue’ Ethiopian army

    Tigrayan rebel spokesperson Getachew Reda spoke to the BBC

  24. Dozens killed in Algeria wildfires

    The worst of the destruction has been in the Kabylie region

  25. Zambia prepares to vote

    Sixteen candidates are contesting Zambia’s presidential election

  26. Ebola-like Marburg virus found in Guinea

    A man who died in Guinea was found to have the Ebola-like, highly infectious disease

  27. Guinea confirms West Africa's first Marburg virus case

    A man who died in Guinea was found to have the Ebola-like, highly infectious disease

  28. 09/08/2021 GMT

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

  29. Tanzania's president speaks to the BBC

    An exclusive interview with Tanzania's new president

  30. The President of Tanzania speaks exclusively to the BBC

    An exclusive BBC interview with Tanzania's new president

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 75
  5. 76
  6. 77
  7. 78
  8. 79
  9. …
  10. 362