Focus on Africa

Three days of national mourning in the DRC following floods in which more than 120 people died.Also, the company that owns Facebook is in court in Kenya for spreading hate and violence during Ethiopia...

14 Des 202228min

President William Ruto of Kenya has launched his Hustler Fund to alleviate poverty, which he says over a million Kenyans have signed up for. Also, Zimbabweans are trying to get to grips with the worst...

12 Des 202225min

Malawi's Director of Public Prosecution is suspended after the head of the anti-corruption bureau is arrested  then released.We hear from Nigerian Presidential front runner Bola Tinubu of the ruling A...

7 Des 202232min

Is the writing on the wall for South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa after the ANC executive meet today to decide his fate and there are calls from within his party for his impeachment?Also, tear g...

5 Des 202226min

President Ramaphosa's presidency hangs in the balance following alleged misconduct in handling a theft at his farm; but what do South Africans think about this?Also, the Congolese Army has accused M23...

5 Des 202220min

From Mozambique: The son of former president Armando Guebuza is on trial for embezzlement, money laundering and blackmail in the country's biggest financial scandal.We'll hear how an army base housing...

30 Nov 202229min

Leaders from the Great Lakes region agree a ceasefire between the government of the DRC and M23.Also, Getachew Reda from the TPLF on the agreement they signed to end the war with Ethiopia.Plus, will t...

24 Nov 202224min

Nigerians have to swap their current high-value banknotes for new ones by the end of January. Why the change?Also, we take a rare look at the workings of an elite Somali military unit fighting Al Sha...

23 Nov 202233min