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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. The African Union pledges focus on refugees and IDPs

    AU ends Summit in Addis Ababa focusing on refugees and Egypt's president is new chair.

  2. The African response to the invasion of Ukraine

    Governments across the continent have been speaking out

  3. The abduction of children in South Sudan

    Why are over one thousand children still missing in Pibor, South Sudan?

  4. The ‘outsiders’ facing hostility in Kenya refugee camps

    Kenya’s order for refugee camps to close raises greater fears among LGBT refugees

  5. Tensions Rise In Cameroon As Authorities Crackdown On Anglophone Communities

    English-speaking regions of Cameroon face clampdown as military is deployed.

  6. Tensions rise between Ethiopia, Egypt and Somalia

    Ethiopia grows concerned over a military pact between Egypt and Somalia

  7. Tensions rise between Ethiopia and Sudan

    Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa

  8. Tension rises in The Gambia as president Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down

    Citizens and tourists are leaving the country

  9. Tension on Guinea and Sierra Leone border

    Guinean troops fire shots in the disputed town of Yenga on the border with Sierra Leone

  10. Tension and unrest in Tunisia

    A day of clashes in Tunisia as protestors demand jobs and fairer wealth distribution

  11. Teargas fired in Kampala over the arrest of MP Bobi Wine

    Demonstrators are burning tyres, throwing stones and erecting roadblocks.

  12. Tax evasion costing African countries billions

    African countries are losing billions of dollars due to illicit financial flows

  13. Tanzanians go to the polls

    Voting has ended in Tanzania's election where 15 candidates are running for president

  14. Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel prize

    Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for Literature for his portrayal of colonialism

  15. Tanzanian scientist wins AU prize

    Professor Hulda Swai won the award for her work in life sciences and bio-engineering

  16. Tanzanian schools welcome back pregnant students

    Students who have carried a pregnancy are allowed in class following the lifting of a ban

  17. Tanzanian politicians jailed for ‘defaming the president’

    Two politicians join a list of individuals charged for criticising the government.

  18. Tanzanian nuns and clerics dying 'with Covid symptoms'

    Nearly 100 hundred clergy have died with ‘covid symptoms’ Tanzania’s Catholic Church says

  19. Tanzanian MP in custody after reportedly insulting president Magufuli

    MP in Tanzania in custody after allegedly insulting president John Magufuli

  20. Tanzanian doctors deny being overwhelmed by Covid-19

    The government is facing accusations it is mishandling the coronavirus pandemic

  21. Tanzania’s president: ‘People should know that vaccinations are safe’

    The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Salim Kikeke spoke to President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who recently took the jab

  22. Tanzania’s new president charts new Covid-19 course for the country

    Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan plans to set up a special COVID-19 taskforce

  23. Tanzania’s late president is laid to rest

    President John Magufuli was buried at his family home in the north-western town of Chato

  24. Tanzania’s ‘Mama Samia’ gets Covid jab

    Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has received her first Covid-19 vaccine

  25. Tanzania's Tundu Lissu: ‘Back where I belong’

    Lissu is a member of Tanzania's Chadema opposition party

  26. Tanzania's President criticised for banning pregnant girls from school

    Magafuli criticised for banning pregnant, state-school girls

  27. Tanzania's Maasai evictions continue

    The Tanzanian government says the relocation is necessary to protect wildlife

  28. Tanzania's health experts probe unknown illness

    Patients have experienced symptoms of fatigue, fever, and nose bleeding

  29. Tanzania's government starts a cervical cancer vaccine trial

    It is hoped it will be rolled out to over 600,000 teenage girls.

  30. Tanzania: hundreds missing as ferry capsizes

    At least 136 people have died after an overloaded ferry capsized in Lake Victoria.

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