What you need to know as Ebola reaches Nigeria
Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate has confirmed their first Ebola case, which also marks the Bundibugyo strain's entry into West A...
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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.
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Kenyan cult leader guilty of 191 murders
Kenyan high court finds cult leader Paul MacKenzie guilty over the death of 190 children and one adult. Mackenzie ordered members of his cul...
Fuel prices increase across Africa
Across the continent, the increasing price of fuel is being felt by households and businesses alike, as governments grapple with the economi...
The cost of a toxic workplace
Across Africa, more young workers are questioning what they should have to tolerate at work. From bullying and excessive workloads to poor l...
Can Africa's drivers afford Formula 1 dreams?
Rwanda has secured a 10-year deal to host Formula 1, potentially bringing the sport back to Africa for the first time since 1993. But the co...
How Kabila's rebel coalition impacts DRC peace efforts
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has been named the head of a new political and military alliance that includes M...
Djibouti shipwreck survivors recount ordeal
Survivors of the boat accident where 139 migrants died off the coast of Djibouti have recounted their ordeals to the BBC. The International...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay speaks to the BBC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has defended international justice institutions and responded to criticism from US President Donald Tru...
Is remote working really the dream?
For many young Africans, working remotely for an international company sounds like the dream: no daily commute, greater flexibility and, in...
Search operations continue after Nigeria plane crash
Thursday marks the end of the three-day national mourning period in Nigeria after a military aircraft crashed in Southwest Ondo state, killi...
Ebola reaches Kenya. What's the response?
Kenya has allocated $538 million to its Ebola response after confirming the country’s first case, linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Demo...
Burkina Faso opens landmark gold refinery
Burkina Faso's military-led government has opened a gold refinery in a bid to tighten its grip on one of the country's most important indust...
Ethiopia conflict stirs regional tensions
Forces aligned to Ethiopia's national army have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region. This came after the Tig...
Where are Eritrea’s missing political prisoners?
Twenty-five years ago, a group of senior Eritrean politicians known as the G-15 called for democratic reform. Eleven were arrested and accus...
Who is Morocco's first woman prime minister?
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Morocco's first female prime minister, after her Authenticity and Modernity Party (Pam) won the most...
Nigeria's Dangote Kenya refinery breaks ground
Kenya has broken the ground for a new oil refinery backed by Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The 700,000 bar...
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings
South Africa is reeling from a series of mass shootings that have left dozens of people dead in less than a week near three of South Africa'...
Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing armed groups
As heavy fighting resumes between a coalition of armed opposition forces and Ethiopia's federal government, the country's army commander has...
JAPA: Does migrating pay off?
For millions of young Africans, leaving home in search of better opportunities has become an increasingly attractive option. A recent Afroba...
Ethiopia Tigray fighting sparks fears of new war
Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigrayan forces and the national army is threatening a return to civil war after four years of...