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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigerians celebrate the release of abducted schoolboys from Katsina

    Circumstances around the release of 344 schoolboys abducted one week ago remain unclear

  2. Tunisia marks 10 years since the Arab Spring

    The protests began after street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight

  3. Lusaka’s mayor to hold open wedding despite Covid-19

    Miles Sampa tells Focus on Africa people are desperate to attend

  4. Nigeria: Video released purporting to show kidnapped boys

    Boko Haram has said it was responsible for the mass abduction

  5. South African epidemiologist wins award for 'standing up for science'

    He said providing scientific advice in the midst of the pandemic proved a difficult task

  6. Sudan: Peacekeepers leave Darfur marking end of conflict

    Fragile peace-deal promises to end a conflict that's cost hundreds of thousands of lives

  7. Katsina students kidnapping: Schools in northern Nigeria closed

    It follows Friday's attack on a school in Kankara claimed by Boko Haram

  8. Uganda: Doctors worry Covid-19 could overwhelm hospitals

    The country has seen an increase in cases in recent weeks

  9. Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya

    Somalia has accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

  10. Nigeria: Boko Haram say they abducted schoolboys

    Hundreds of students were taken in the north-western state of Katsina.

  11. Cameroon: Another traditional ruler killed

    Ambazonia separatists have been blamed for the latest atrocity

  12. Ethiopia: New administration starts work in Tigray

    The TPLF was forced out of regional capital Mekelle two weeks ago

  13. Nigeria: Fears for kidnapped children

    Hundreds of boys are still missing in Katsina State

  14. Ghana: The NDC accuse the military of interfering in the election

    The main opposition has rejected Monday's election result.

  15. Polisario Front unhappy with Morocco-Israel relations

    The group said it was a "dangerous setback".

  16. Ghana’s main opposition rejects election result.

    The NDC also accuse the military of interfering in the election

  17. Morocco and Israel agree to normalise relations

    Morocco is the fourth state to make such a deal with Israel since August.

  18. Kenya to pay compensation for several sexual violence survivors

    The judge ruled that the state had violated their rights when it failed to investigate.

  19. Zimbabwe: Imported vehicles from Japan to be checked for radiation

    The move is to protect against the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster of 2011

  20. Ghana: President Nano Akufo-Addo wins re-election

    Akufo-Addo secures just over 51 percent of the vote, the Electoral Commission says

  21. Ghana heading for a hung parliament?

    Votes for Monday's presidential and parliamentary poll are still being counted

  22. Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on two-day visit to Kenya

    He will meet President Uhuru Kenyatta in Moyale, a border town in north-eastern Kenya.

  23. Ghana awaits elections results

    Ghana’s electoral body said results would be announced 24 hours after polls closed

  24. Photographer Aida Muluneh on her new food and war photo series

    Aida Muluneh has created photo series on food and war for the Nobel Peace Prize

  25. Liberians vote on how long a president should serve

    President Weah wants to reduce terms from six to five years

  26. Ghana Election: Voting continues beyond the scheduled closure to accommodate late voters

    The electoral commission hopes to declare a winner within 24 hours of polls closure

  27. DR Congo President Tshisekedi decides to end coalition with Kabila

    Mr Tshisekedi said he would appoint an official to build a new coalition majority

  28. Ghana elections: polls open for 17 million voters

    Ghanaians cast their votes amidst challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic

  29. Ghana prepares to vote amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    As Ghanaians get ready to vote a new president, what are the main issues on their mind?

  30. Ethiopia TPLF Party says 'we are not going to sit idling'

    TPLF Party's Spokesperson Getachew Reda says fighting is still ongoing in Tigray

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