Africa Today
BBC World Service
Africa Today
BBC World Service
Friday 24 June 2022 : Commonwealth heads of state and government begin two days of talks in Rwanda. Big issues on the table including trade, climate change, and...
Thursday 23 June 2022 : A much anticipated report on corruption is out in South Africa. The Zondo Report criticises the African National Congress for creating...
Wednesday 22 June 2022 : The Russian Ministry of Defence says at least forty-two African mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine, but what do we know so far? Also,...
Tuesday 21 June 2022 : Dozens of civilians were killed in the attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Monday 20 June 2022 : Belgium returns a tooth belonging to the Congolese independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, more than 60 years after his brutal murder. Also,...
Friday 17 June 2022 : South Africa considers importing crude oil from Russia. The country's Energy Minister says Russian oil is not on the sanctions list. Also,...
Thursday 16 June 2022 : The UGTT union called for the public sector strike to protest President Saied’s policies.
Wednesday 15 June 2022 : The Tanzanian government says the relocation is necessary to protect wildlife
Tuesday 14 June 2022 : The UK insists first flight will go ahead despite individual legal challenges
Monday 13 June 2022 : Appeal court judges in London have refused to stop a British government flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda from the UK. The first flight...
Friday 10 June 2022 : We hear the latest on clashes between police and the Maasai community in Tanzania. And what's happening to residents still displaced by the...
Thursday 09 June 2022 : Medical charity MSF says thousands in Ethiopia face starvation
Wednesday 08 June 2022 : Former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu will lead Nigeria's governing All Progressives Congress (APC) into next year's general elections after a...
Tuesday 07 June 2022 : Atul and Rajesh Gupta face fraud and money-laundering charges in South Africa.
Monday 06 June 2022 : A curfew has been imposed in the Nigerian town of Owo in Ondo state following the massacre of dozens of people during Sunday Mass at St...
Friday 03 June 2022 : Lagos moves to crush over 2000 motorbikes seized during the enforcement of a ban on motorcycle taxis; we look at the environmental impact of...
Thursday 02 June 2022 : Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked dozens of judges accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. The head of Nigeria's...
Wednesday 01 June 2022 : Lagos' State Commissioner of Transportation explains why the clampdown on the “two-wheel” taxi riders is deemed as necessary, citing...
Tuesday 31 May 2022 : Despite ongoing cross-border tensions, Rwandan President Paul Kagame held a phone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo...
Monday 30 May 2022 : Nigeria's Methodist Church leader Samuel Kanu and two other priests have been kidnapped in the south-east of the country where separatists...
Friday 27 May 2022 : The United Nations calls for an emergency meeting after an escalation in fighting.
Thursday 26 May 2022 : Eleven newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane
Wednesday 25 May 2022 : The Gambian government says it is ready to prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for what it called "the myriad of crimes" he committed...
Tuesday 24 May 2022 : More than 700 people made up of Rwandan former combatants and their families are resettling in the country. Most used to be FDLR ethnic Hutu...
Monday 23 May 2022 : Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region say they have arrested more than 4,500 individuals including a former army...
Africa Today
BBC World Service
Two days of high-level talks begin at CHOGM
Commonwealth heads of state and government begin two days of talks in Rwanda. Big issues on the table including trade, climate change, and...
Anticipated report on corruption in South Africa is out
A much anticipated report on corruption is out in South Africa. The Zondo Report criticises the African National Congress for creating...
Russia: At least forty-two African mercenaries killed in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defence says at least forty-two African mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine, but what do we know so far? Also,...
Outbreak of ethnic violence in western Ethiopia
Dozens of civilians were killed in the attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Belgium returns the tooth of Patrice Lumumba
Belgium returns a tooth belonging to the Congolese independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, more than 60 years after his brutal murder. Also,...
South Africa considers importing Russian crude
South Africa considers importing crude oil from Russia. The country's Energy Minister says Russian oil is not on the sanctions list. Also,...
Tunisia brought to a standstill by national strike
The UGTT union called for the public sector strike to protest President Saied’s policies.
Tanzania's Maasai evictions continue
The Tanzanian government says the relocation is necessary to protect wildlife
Rwanda asylum plan: Flight due to depart for Kigali
The UK insists first flight will go ahead despite individual legal challenges
Appeals Court allows Rwanda asylum flight to go ahead
Appeal court judges in London have refused to stop a British government flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda from the UK. The first flight...
Clashes between police and Tanzania's Maasai
We hear the latest on clashes between police and the Maasai community in Tanzania. And what's happening to residents still displaced by the...
Ethiopia: MSF warns of a growing food crisis
Medical charity MSF says thousands in Ethiopia face starvation
Former Lagos governor becomes APC's presidential candidate
Former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu will lead Nigeria's governing All Progressives Congress (APC) into next year's general elections after a...
South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
Atul and Rajesh Gupta face fraud and money-laundering charges in South Africa.
Nigeria in shock after dozens killed in church massacre
A curfew has been imposed in the Nigerian town of Owo in Ondo state following the massacre of dozens of people during Sunday Mass at St...
Lagos to crush 2000 motorbikes over 'Okada' ban
Lagos moves to crush over 2000 motorbikes seized during the enforcement of a ban on motorcycle taxis; we look at the environmental impact of...
Tunisia's president sacks 57 judges
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked dozens of judges accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. The head of Nigeria's...
Lagos enforces ban on motorbike taxis
Lagos' State Commissioner of Transportation explains why the clampdown on the “two-wheel” taxi riders is deemed as necessary, citing...
Rwanda and DR Congo presidents hold talks amid tensions
Despite ongoing cross-border tensions, Rwandan President Paul Kagame held a phone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo...
Kidnappers seize head of Nigeria's Methodist Church
Nigeria's Methodist Church leader Samuel Kanu and two other priests have been kidnapped in the south-east of the country where separatists...
UN: Eastern DRC security situation ‘worrying’
The United Nations calls for an emergency meeting after an escalation in fighting.
Eleven babies die in Senegal hospital fire
Eleven newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane
Gambia ready to prosecute ex-President Jammeh
The Gambian government says it is ready to prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for what it called "the myriad of crimes" he committed...
Rwandan former combatants resettle in the country
More than 700 people made up of Rwandan former combatants and their families are resettling in the country. Most used to be FDLR ethnic Hutu...
Ethiopia arrests thousands including ex-army commander
Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region say they have arrested more than 4,500 individuals including a former army...
