Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Senegal president says third term constitutional
Elections are scheduled for February 2024
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43,000 died in 2022 Somalia drought
A new report has been released by the government and UN agencies
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Will ChatGPT take-off in Africa?
Artificial intelligence relies on data sets mainly from Western countries
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Protesters call for Ramaphosa’s resignation
Protesters were rallied by the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters
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South Africa and Kenya protest amid heavy security
Protests have broken out over political and economic grievances
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Nigerians get ready to elect state governors
Nigerians head to the polls again to elect governors, assemblies and council officials
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Hundreds march in anti-LGBTQ protests in Mombasa
Muslim and Christian clerics say same-sex relations have no place in Kenya
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More bodies recovered from Malawi storm havoc
Soldiers join in to help recover bodies in the areas devastated by Cyclone Freddy
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Reviving traditional African beliefs
We hear from Kenyan Wairimu Mukuru on her faith journey, converting to her Kikuyu roots
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Freddy death toll jumps to 326 in Malawi
More than 300 have died due to Cyclone Freddy, Malawi's disaster management agency says
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Cyclone Freddy: Malawi's president calls for global help
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has been visiting areas badly hit by Cyclone Freddy
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D R Congo government spokesman on the instability in his country
D R Congo government spokesman, Patrick Muyaya, insists Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels
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Malawi’s health minister says cyclone was ‘totally unexpected’
Malawi’s Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says Cyclone Freddy is the most devastating ever
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Cyclone Freddy: Malawi death toll rises as rains ease
Malawi says more than 220 people have died in floods and mudslides caused by the cyclone
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Tropical Storm Freddy strikes Malawi a second time
Malawi's president declares a state of emergency after the destruction of Cyclone Freddy
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Malawi declares state of emergency
President Chakwera of Malawi has declared a state of emergency because of Cyclone Freddy
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Cyclone Freddy continues to claim lives
At least 190 lives have been lost as Cyclone Freddy continues to ravage Malawi
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Cyclone Freddy death toll continues to rise
Almost 100 people have died in Malawi according to authorities
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Cyclone Freddy strikes Malawi and Mozambique
It is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere
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Cyclone Freddy bears down on Mozambique
Mozambicans brace themselves for Cyclone Freddy as the storm heads back to the country
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Several African countries unite in fight against cholera
Government ministers meet in Malawi to discuss setting up a cholera taskforce
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Countries discuss creating a cholera taskforce
A high-level ministerial meeting on how to stop a cholera outbreak takes place in Malawi
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Dribbling to the presidency
The story of the rise of George Weah, from footballer to president of Liberia
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Nigeria's governorship and state elections suspended
Nigeria's electoral commission postpones governorship and state elections
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Tough anti-gay bill tabled in Uganda parliament
MPs in Uganda re-introduce anti-gay bill, with up to ten years for same sex relationships
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Top female athlete Mary Ngugi sets up first girls only running camp
One of Kenya’s top runners Mary Ngugi sets up the country’s first girls only running camp
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Tanzania’s President Suluhu joins opposition to celebrate International Women’s Day
Tanzanian President Suluhu joins opposition women to celebrate International Women’s Day
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M23 rebels continue to make military gains in DRC
M23 rebels in DRC continue to make military gains
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M23 rebels accuse government and UN forces of breaking ceasefire in DRC
M23 rebels say DRC government and UN forces responsible for breaking ceasefire
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M23 rebels accuse government and UN forces of breaking ceasefire in DRC
M23 rebels say DRC government and UN forces responsible for breaking ceasefire