Thousands join Sudan protests against recent deal
Thousands of people are taking part in a protest in Sudan's capital Khartoum, against the country's military leaders.The Ugandan army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the rebel gro...
30 Nov 202122min
Gambia's truth commission recommends prosecutions
Those who bear the greatest responsibility for the crimes committed during the presidency of Yahya Jammeh in The Gambia should be prosecuted, according to head of a commission that has been looking in...
25 Nov 202124min
Cop 26: fear of failure as climate talks enter final day
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is entering its final day, amid growing fears that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is unlikely to be met.The US, UK and Norway, along with the European ...
12 Nov 202124min
South Africa's ex-President FW de Klerk dies at 85
FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died at the age of 85. We speak to Joseph Boakai, Liberia's former vice president. Does he have wha...
11 Nov 202122min
Guinea: Civic society in talks with military junta
Guinea's military junta leader, Colonel Doumbouya holds meetings with religious and political groups ahead of announcing a transitional government.Plus an accountability group warns that the internet ...
13 Sep 202123min
Guinea coup: opposition welcomes ousting of Condé
Col Mamady Doumbouya, who led the coup which ousted Guinea's President Alpha Condé, has begun to consolidate the takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of the country's eight regio...
7 Sep 202124min
Zambian President Hichilema inherits 'empty treasury'
Zambia's new president has told the BBC that he has inherited an "empty" treasury, while "horrifying" amounts of money had been stolen.Nurses in The Gambia have started a three-day nationwide strike o...
1 Sep 202123min
Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren
Gunmen in Nigeria have freed a number of pupils who were kidnapped from an Islamic school in May, according to their head teacher. Why are women's and girl's reproductive rights under siege despite Ke...
27 Aug 202120min
