Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Southern Africa braces for Cyclone Freddy
Authorities say at least two million people will be affected
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President of Comoros takes up AU chair
The significance for the Comoros taking over the new chair of the African Union
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Sexual abuse on Kenya's tea plantations
A 91¸£ÀûÉç report reveals sexual abuse on Kenya's tea plantations
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Nigeria readies for elections
Millions of Nigerians gear up for presidential elections scheduled for Saturday
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M23 accused of mass rape in DR Congo
The group has denied the claims made by Amnesty International
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South Africa holds naval drills with Russia
China is also participating in the Indian Ocean military exercises
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Nigeria: Unrest over cash shortages
Police have been deployed, with gunfire heard and roads blocked
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Baaba Maal: ‘Good agriculture is a response to climate change’
Senegalese music icon Baaba Maal tells Focus on Africa about his Nann-K foundation
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Kenya: North Rift Valley gun amnesty ends
President Ruto gave people three days to turn in illegal firearms
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Nigeria extends use of old currency
President Buhari announced a 60-day extension
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Protests in Southern Nigeria amid Naira crisis
Two banks have been set on fire in Southern Nigeria amid a currency crisis
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Naira protests breakout in Southern Nigeria
Protests have broken out in several cities in Southern Nigeria over a monetary crisis
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Banks set on fire in Nigeria amid Naira crisis
Protests have broken out in several cities across Southern Nigeria
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Ivory Coast receives influx of Burkinabe refugees
There has been an upsurge in attacks in southern Burkina Faso
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Kenya announces security operation against bandits
Armed bandits in the Rift valley region have killed dozens in the past few months
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Severe flooding hits parts of southern Africa
A national disaster has been declared in South Africa
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Protest over Ghana pension reforms
Pensioners staged the protest at the Ministry of Finance
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Cameroon president Biya turns 90
Paul Biya has been in power since 1982
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Eritrean president says US backed TPLF
President Afwerki says Washington aided the Tigrayan rebels during the recent war
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Ethiopian government meets church leaders
The Orthodox Church has been in turmoil for weeks
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church in turmoil
We take a deep dive into the split in the church
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Social media restricted in Ethiopia
It follows violent protests over issues in the Orthodox Church
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa addresses the nation
The country has been struggling with power cuts and high unemployment
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Eritrean president denies allegations of atrocities
Isaias Afwerki dismisses allegations of war crimes committed in Ethiopia's Tigray region
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Eritrea's president dismisses war crime allegations
He made a rare public appearance before international media while on a visit to Nairobi
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South Africa aid workers join efforts to help earthquake victims
South Africa’s Gift of the Givers join efforts to help earthquake victims in Syria
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Three people killed in anti-UN protests in DR Congo
The protesters were killed in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern D R of Congo
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Protesters killed in attack on UN convoy in DR Congo
Three protesters were killed in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern D R of Congo
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Clashes break out in disputed Las Anod
At least 35 people have been killed in Somaliland's contested town
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Turkey earthquake: African communities in Gaziantep seek shelter
We have been hearing accounts from Africans living in Turkey affected by the earthquake