Jacob Zuma to run in South Africa’s general election
South Africa's electoral commission (IEC) has published final candidate lists for general elections. Former president Jacob Zuma is free to contest in May's poll. Should the governing ANC be worried?W...
11 Apr 202428min
The war crimes allegedly committed in Sudan
Warring parties in Sudan accused of killing civilians both deliberately and indiscriminatelyCalls for Tanzanian troops to be withdrawn from the Democratic Republic of Congo after three Tanzanian soldi...
10 Apr 202426min
Cholera: is disinformation causing deaths in Southern Africa?
Mozambican officials say that disinformation on cholera recently led to a ferry disaster in which more than 90 people died. Why is it still proving to be a challenge to control outbreaks of cholera in...
9 Apr 202427min
Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the countrySomalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas explorationAnd w...
8 Apr 202430min
Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the countrySomalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas explorationAnd w...
8 Apr 202430min
Is Ghana allowing child marriages?
An underage girl has been placed under police protection in Ghana after it emerged she had been married to a 63-year-old traditional high priest. There was public outrage after footage of the customa...
5 Apr 202437min
Gabon: A national dialoge to 'help heal wounds'
Gabon has opened up, what it calls, an inclusive national dialogue. Catholic Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ban who is leading the initiatve, said it should heal the wounds inflicted on the people of Ga...
4 Apr 202431min
How South Africa is stepping up efforts to curb illegal crossings
South Africa opens a new border authority to curb illegal crossings from neighbouring countries. We hear from the BBC team that visited a town on the border with Zimbabwe. Ghana's new health minister...
3 Apr 202427min
