Africa Today Podcast
News and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa. The Africa Today podcast is published from Monday to Friday. It contains the day's top African stories.
Episodes to download
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Kidnapped schoolchildren freed in Cameroon
Yesterday
Most students kidnapped from a boarding school have been freed, officials say
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Cameroon’s President Biya is sworn in for a seventh term
Tuesday
The opposition refuses to recognise President Biya's victory
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Cameroonian Journalist Called For Questioning
Last Friday
Mimi Mefo Takambo, one of Cameroons best known journalists, is under fire
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Why So Few Women In Kenya's Parliament?
Last Thursday
Kenya still lags behind in the region's rankings for women representation in Parliament
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South Sudan's rebel leader returns to Juba
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Riek Machar joins thousands of South Sudanese in Juba to celebrate Peace Day
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Top criminal lawyer shot dead in South Africa
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Police say they are searching for a suspect who shot Pete Mihalik dead in his car.
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‘Terrorist explosion’ rocks Tunisia capital
Mon 29 Oct 2018
A woman detonated an explosive belt in a central area of the Tunisian capital
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UN warns Angola over mass deportation
Fri 26 Oct 2018
Thousands of Congolese nationals were deported back from Angola in October
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Ethiopian parliament chooses first female president
Thu 25 Oct 2018
Sahle-Work Zewde promised to focus on gender equality and promoting peace.
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South Africa's Finance Minister Promises Funds for Access to Sanitary Pads
Wed 24 Oct 2018
South Africa's finance minister promises funds for sanitary pads; tech summit in Somalia
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Paul Biya Wins Another Term, Where Next For Cameroon?
Tue 23 Oct 2018
As President Biya starts his seventh term what next for Anglophone Cameroonians?
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Cameroon: President Biya is re-elected with 71.3% of the vote
Mon 22 Oct 2018
Paul Biya, 85, is re-elected in polls marred by low turnout and separatist violence.
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South Africa to Discuss 'Right-To-Die' Bill
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Parliament to discuss if suffering patients should decide their fate autonomously
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Nigeria seeks death probe in Kenya
Thu 18 Oct 2018
It wants the deaths of two of its citizens in Kenya, investigated
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Concern In South Africa Over Teenage Pregnancies
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Recent statistics from South Africa concern those trying to reduce teenage pregnancies
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Hunger levels 'more than double' in DR Congo
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Hunger levels in the DRC have more than doubled since last year, according to a report.
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Gambia Launches A Truth Commission
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Testimonies will be heard from victims of Yahyah Jamme's rule 22 year rule in Gambia
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Eritrea and Cameroon join UN Human Rights Council
Fri 12 Oct 2018
The UN General Assembly voted in fresh members of the UN Human Rights Council
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Africa's 'youngest billionaire' abducted in Tanzania
Thu 11 Oct 2018
Mohammed Dewji's wealth is estimated to $1.5bn according to Forbes
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Mental health sufferers chained up in Ghana
Wed 10 Oct 2018
"prayer camps" chain up mental health sufferers looking for help in Ghana
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Sierra Leone Cancels Major Airport Deal With China
Tue 9 Oct 2018
Freetown made a major U-turn on the 400-million dollars deal that was signed in February
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Voter Registration Day in Nigeria
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Voter registration in Nigeria; Merkel in Nigeria; equality for South African Muslim women
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European Leaders Continue Charm Offensive in Africa
Thu 30 Aug 2018
European leaders set stalls in Africa; Nigerian security; Soweto; fishermen and condoms
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Europe's Leaders on a Charm Offensive in Africa
Wed 29 Aug 2018
Europe's leaders in Africa; Germany returns Namibian skulls; uproar over a TV ad in Kenya
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Soldiers in Uganda Caught on Tape Assaulting a Journalist
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Ugandan soldiers assault journalist; a year of BBC Pidgin; Wenger gets award from Weah
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Zimbabwe Awaits Election Results
Thu 2 Aug 2018
Zimbabwe - Results expected; five banks merge in Ghana; Congolese opposition hopefuls
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India to Open 18 New Embassies Accross Africa
Wed 25 Jul 2018
BRICS meeting in South Africa, Zimbabwe elections; Eritrea's changing political landscape
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Military Chiefs Escape Attack in Cameroon
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Cameroon's military brass escape attack; UN embargo on South Sudan; Bio, 100 days
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Kenyan Lawmakers' Taxpayer-Funded Visit to Russia
Thu 12 Jul 2018
Kenyan lawmakers in Russia; the long shadow of Ebola; the multicultural roots of the ZCC
