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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.

Updated: daily
Episodes available: 30 days

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  • Fresh violence in CAR despite peace deal

    Yesterday

    Around 100 people killed less than 48 hours after a peace deal was signed

  • Kenya Election Watch 4

    Yesterday

    We take a look at women's involvement in the elections

  • '3,000' killed in DR Congo violence

    Tuesday

    The Catholic Church says 3,000 people have been killed in the Kasai region since August

  • Central African Republic peace deal reached

    Monday

    A deal is reached in Rome which could secure peace in the Central African Republic

  • Archaeologists discover a forgotten city in Ethiopia

    Last Friday

    An ancient city, a thousand years old, has been discovered by a team of archaeologists

  • Condoms for 12-year-olds in 'safer sex' drive in South Africa

    Last Thursday

    12-year-olds to get condoms in South Africa's latest 'safer sex' drive

  • Many Feared Dead After Major London Fire

    Wed 14 Jun 2017

    A massive fire in a residential tower block in London leaves many dead and injured.

  • Kenya Election Watch 3

    Wed 14 Jun 2017

    This week we look at electricity prices – are they really higher in Kenya than elsewhere?

  • Building Collapses in Kenyan Capital

    Tue 13 Jun 2017

    Several people have been reported as missing after the structure collapsed on Monday

  • Leaders Meet in Berlin for G20 Africa Partnership

    Mon 12 Jun 2017

    Poverty reduction and conflicts which drive migrants to Europe are high on the agenda

  • How young people swung the UK election

    Fri 9 Jun 2017

    What impact will the results have on African economies and politics?

  • Devastating fires and cataclysmic storms pummel parts of South Africa

    Thu 8 Jun 2017

    Devastating fires and cataclysmic storms pummel parts of South Africa

  • Mozambique's Police Warn Bald Men Are Targeted In Killings

    Wed 7 Jun 2017

    Two suspects were arrested in Milange in central Mozambique where the killings occurred.

  • Kenya Election Watch 2: Campaign funding, integrity and the price of maize

    Wed 7 Jun 2017

    It’s back – our special podcast series dissecting the issues at play in Kenya’s elections

  • Kenyan Nurses Go On Strike

    Tue 6 Jun 2017

    Kenyans in need of treatment are facing a nationwide medical strike

  • Colonialism remarks put pressure on Western Cape premier, Helen Zille

    Mon 5 Jun 2017

    Colonialism remarks put pressure on Western Cape premier, Helen Zille

  • What Does America's Climate U-Turn Mean for Africa?

    Fri 2 Jun 2017

    President Trump is pulling out of the international climate treaty ratified under Obama

  • Over forty people die trying to cross the Sahara Desert

    Thu 1 Jun 2017

    Tens of thousands of people take this route each year in search of life in Europe

  • Kenya launches a new multi billion dollar railway line

    Wed 31 May 2017

    Kenya opens a new railway between Nairobi and Mombasa. South Africa's bumper maize crop

  • Kenya Election Watch 1: Contenders, fact check, social media

    Wed 31 May 2017

    Presidential contenders assessed; police numbers checked; how parties use social media

  • South Sudanese troops charged with rape and murder

    Tue 30 May 2017

    But will there also be justice for South Sudanese civilians who have been brutalised?

  • More than 100 camels shot by police in Kenya

    Mon 29 May 2017

    Farming and nomadic communities regularly clash over water and land in the area.

  • Egyptian Christians killed in a bus attack

    Fri 26 May 2017

    A deadly attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt kills at least 28

  • The sex slaves of al-Shabab

    Thu 25 May 2017

    The stories of women taken from Kenya by Islamist fighters and held in Somalia

  • Roadside bombings kill police officers in Kenya

    Wed 24 May 2017

    Roadside bombings kill nine police officers in Kenya

  • WHO elects new head

    Tue 23 May 2017

    World Health Organization elects former Ethiopian Health Minister as new head

  • Chibok Girls: Three years after

    Thu 13 Apr 2017

    Almost two hundred students are still being held by Boko Haram.

  • Wednesday, 17th August 2016

    Wed 17 Aug 2016

    South Sudan's new Vice President Taban Deng Gai addresses key issues in the country

  • Wednesday, 10th August 2016

    Wed 10 Aug 2016

    Ahead of tomorrow's elections Zambian civil society groups call for a free and fair vote

  • Wednesday, 3rd August 2016

    Wed 3 Aug 2016

    Running battles in Zimbabwe; local elections in South Africa; Malian music sensation.

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