Focus on Africa

Angola's government has suspended the salaries of more than 5,000 doctors, describing their strike action as illegal.Malawians no longer have to pay tax on sanitary pads – as a 16.5% levy has been axe...

1 Huhti 202220min

In a move which has been described as "historic", the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) trade bloc. Seven passengers have died after gunmen ...

29 Maalis 202228min

Malawi kicked off a polio vaccination campaign targeting up to three million children under the age of five. To mark the International Day of Forests, we find out about the health of the second larges...

21 Maalis 202227min

Did Ethiopian government forces kill MSF charity workers in the Tigray region last year?Also, the American Ambassador to the United Nations on why African countries cannot remain neutral in the war in...

18 Maalis 202226min

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africa has been approached to play a mediation role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.Nigerian customs officials say they have intercepted 1,390 ...

11 Maalis 202222min

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the authorities to re-register all motorbike taxi operators - locally known as boda-bodas - following public outrage over an attack on a woman in her car ...

8 Maalis 202238min

Eritrea was one of only five countries in the world to vote against a UN resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting sanctions.Kenya's deputy president says it's up to the people ...

7 Maalis 202224min

As the fighting continues in Ukraine, thousands continue to pour out of the country. We hear about the situation at the Polish border. A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily remov...

1 Maalis 202225min