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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Vatican cardinal calls for peace as five-day visit to Cameroon ends

    Cardinal Pietro Parolin called for peace and dialogue rather than violence

  2. Angola: Rights agency claim many dead after shooting by security forces

    The shootings of protestors took place in Cafunfo in the province of Lunda Norte

  3. Covid-19: Tanzania's health minister recommends natural remedies

    The Tanzanian health minister has also said there are no plans to import vaccines

  4. Concern next AU chair will be elected unopposed

    Current African Union chairperson, Chadian Moussa Faki, is seeking a second term

  5. Tanzania opposes Covid-19 vaccines

    Tanzania鈥檚 health minister says there no plans to import the Covid vaccine

  6. Tigray crisis: People are 鈥榙esperate鈥� says top aid official

    Filippo Grandi, head of the UN Refugee Agency, has just returned from the region

  7. Ethiopia criticised for restricting humanitarian access to Tigray

    Aid agencies say they have not been able to reach parts of the Tigray region

  8. Somali security forces end al-Shabab hotel siege

    The Islamist militant group set off a bomb outside a hotel in the capital city, Mogadishu

  9. South Africa: new rules for funerals to stop Covid-19

    President Ramaphosa says funerals have proven to be 鈥渟uper spreader鈥� events

  10. CAR: Seleka rebel commander makes first appearance before the ICC

    Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of committing war crimes in 2013 & 2014

  11. Nigeria: Reports some kidnapped Chibok girls have escaped

    The 麻豆社 has spoken to a man who says his daughter eluded her captors

  12. Covid19: Africa secures 400 million more vaccine doses.

    African Union has secured additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines for its member states.

  13. Mali鈥檚 ethnic groups sign peace deal.

    Mali鈥檚 Fulani and Dogon groups sign a peace deal to end water and land tensions.

  14. Burundi seeks a fresh start with the media

    President Evariste Ndayishimiye is seeking to mend fractious ties with the media.

  15. The foremost heart specialist in Zimbabwe dies of Covid-19 complications.

    A much loved heart specialist and professor of medicine succumbs to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe

  16. Zimbabwe: Three top government officials who died of Covid-19 are laid to rest

    The country has recorded a surge in coronavirus cases since the festive season.

  17. Ghana bids final farewell to former president Jerry Rawlings

    Ghana鈥檚 longest-serving leader laid to rest in state funeral

  18. Tension mounts between Sierra Leone and Guinea

    Recent hostility has been ramped up over a disputed border area

  19. Nigeria: President Buhari removes military leaders

    The country continues to grapple with widespread insecurity

  20. Kenya鈥檚 Defence Secretary: 鈥渁l-Shabab has been reduced significantly鈥�

    Dr. Monica Juma speaks to Anne Soy about Kenya鈥檚 military presence in Somalia

  21. Tanzania鈥檚 Dr Joyce Singano awarded the Brady Medal for science.

    Tanzania鈥檚 Dr Joyce Singano awarded highest accolade in the field of Micropalaeontology.

  22. Cyclone Eloise leaves destruction in Mozambique.

    Local authorities and aid agencies assess damage caused by cyclone.

  23. Somalia 鈥� Kenya diplomatic tiff worsens

    Tensions rise as Somalia accuse Kenya of involvement in its internal affairs.

  24. What will US/Africa relations be like under President Biden?

    A former State Dept head of African Affairs says: 鈥榚xpect experts on Africa鈥�

  25. Guilty verdict in Guinea mine corruption trial

    Court finds Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz guilty of bribing officials in Guinea

  26. CAR: state of emergency declared as rebels advance

    Central African Republic declares emergency as rebels surround the capital, Bangui

  27. Sierra Leone: Artists join forces to promote fine Art.

    Ten artists showcased their work depicting scenes of everyday life in the country

  28. Nigeria: Court acquits minor on appeal after blasphemy conviction

    The 13-year-old was sentenced to 10 years by an Islamic court for comments about God.

  29. 'Baby-harvesting syndicate' arrested in Ghana

    It follows months of investigations that also led to the rescue of two babies

  30. Mali ban protests over French involvement in the Sahel

    Authorities in Mali ban protests against French military presence in the Sahel.

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