Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Africa Today: Highlights from 2020
Africa Today looks back at some of the inspiring stories that made us think and smile
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Africa Today Thursday, 10th November 2016
Barack Obama and Donald Trump meet as demonstrators denounce Trump's election.
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Africa Today road safety special
The WHO says Africa has the world鈥檚 most dangerous roads
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Africa remittance money dips during the pandemic
12.5% less remittance money reaching Africa during 2020, according to report
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Africa Reacts To Trump's Alleged Coarse Remarks
Trump's reported outburst about immigrants labelled as "racist" by UN
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Africa in the grip of a fuel crisis
What can African governments do to weather the storm of the fuel crisis?
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Africa Free Trade Zone comes into force
24 countries have now ratified the agreement
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Africa declared polio free
The disease is now only found in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
Host Egypt takes on Zimbabwe
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Africa Cup of Nations expands to 24 teams
From 2019 the Africa Cup of Nations will be contested by 24 teams instead of 16
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Africa and the global financial crisis
We hear from the IMF on how Africa can deal with the global financial crisis
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Afghanistan refugees arrive in Uganda
The first group of evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Uganda
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AFCON: Cameroon authorities scramble to fill stadiums with fans
Workplaces closing earlier and free tickets to students to encourage participation
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Afcon 2023: Was it the best ever?
Host Ivory Coast wins Afcon but what will be the lasting legacy for the country
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Adieu Arsene
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to step down after 22 years
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Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambia's president in Senegal
Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down
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Adama Barrow expects to become Gambia's president in January
Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow believes Yahya Jammeh will go when his term ends.
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Activists: Lobbyists threaten success of COP27 summit
Climate change activists accuse lobbyists of attempting to scupper solutions at COP27
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Accusations and counter-accusations in Ethiopia over latest fighting
Wrangling continues in Ethiopia over who started the recent outbreak of fighting
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Abducted priest shot dead in Nigeria鈥檚 Kaduna state
Rev Father John Mark Cheitnum was kidnapped by gunmen together with another priest
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Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls released
Gunmen have freed all 279 girls kidnapped from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria
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A victory for the Christian LGBTQ activist in Namibia
A Namibian court rules that laws banning same-sex acts between men are unconstitutional
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A Tense Nigeria Awaits Final Election Results
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his election lead over rival Atiku Abubakar
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A Tense DRC Awaits Elections Result
DR Congo is on tenterhooks awaiting the elections results
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A TB treatment breakthrough?
Could a new treatment stop thousands of TB deaths every year?
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A Tanzanian ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria
Up to 500 passengers were said to be on board.
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A shorter term in office for Liberia's President?
Liberians vote in a referendum aimed at shortening presidential term durations
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A sex trafficking ring in Sierra Leone
Six Sierra Leonean girls have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring.
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A prison riot in Sierra Leone after an inmate tests positive for Covid-19
And, Uganda鈥檚 Masaka Kids go viral with the help of recording artist Drake鈥檚 Toosie Slide
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A personal objection to the Rwanda asylum plan
A personal objection against the UK government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda