A few days after it was announced that an LRA commander, Dominic #Ongwen, surrendered to the American special forces, a faction of #Seleka rebels who were in power in the Central African Republic are now claiming that they captured and handed the Ugandan rebel leader to the Americans. They said they were disappointed that the Americans did not publ…

It's exactly a year since fighting broke out in the South Sudanese capital Juba between fighters loyal toPresident Salva Kiir and those who support former Vice President Riek Machar, and spread across the country. The battle, with devastating effects, followed independence from Sudan just a couple of years before. Peace talks in Addis Ababa have no…

Recent changes in Burkina Faso have caught the attention of our resident presidents.Par BBC Africa

A year on - how has the family been coping since the death of the great statesman Nelson Mandela? Our Reporter Milton Nkosi met Ndileka #Mandela, grand-daughter of Mr Mandela, at the world famous Mandela House in Vilakazi Street, Soweto. This is the house where Mr Mandela returned to after 27 years of imprisonment.…

#Kenya's President Uhuru #Kenyatta has always denied the charges by the ICC. And his relief was clear when he spoke at a meeting for business executives in Nairobi earlier today.Par BBC Africa

It's easy amid all the back and forth to lose sight of the victims - so what about them? Fergal Gaynor was appointed by the International Criminal Court as the lawyer representing the estimated 20,000 victims in the case brought against President Uhuru #Kenyatta. He spoke to Focus on Africa's James Copnall.…

Artbeat Africa brings together some of the best cultural reports and interviews by the Focus on Africa team from the last seven days. This week we meet Ethiopian film maker Rachel Samuel (pictured) who has made a documentary about an Ethiopian diva of the 50's and 60's whose behaviour shocked society at the time. A Nigerian artist explains how her …

Shiwezwa is the debut album from singer-songwriter Namvula Rennie, and it's causing some excitement. Born in Zambia of mixed Zambian-Scottish parents, Namvula means 'mother of rain.' Her great-great-great grandmother, after whom she was named, was a priestess of rain and the album's title, Shiwezwa, the Zambian village that she came from. Although …

Artbeat Africa brings together some of the best cultural reports and interviews by the Focus on Africa team from the last seven days. This week we meet the director of a new movie called October 1 set in the days leading up to Nigerian independence. African art sells for record breaking prices in New York, and the big names of Francophone West Afri…

Ahead of the shortlist for this year's BBC African Footballer of The Year, the BBC's Nishat Ladha looks at some young African stars, who may well be contenders for the award in years to come .Par BBC Africa

Dj Rita Audio brings us her monthly round up of music from around Africa.Par BBC Africa

Dj Rita Audio brings us her monthly round up of music from around Africa.Par BBC Africa

Audio: Dj Rita Ray rounds up her monthly pick of music from across Africa .Par BBC Africa

In Mali, a group of health workers are being given an experimental vaccine against Ebola as part of a global trial. Anne Soy reports from Bamako.Par BBC Africa

Kenya's second largest city, Kisumu, grinds to a halt every Thursday and Friday. Hundreds of motorcyclists who are paid to mourn the dead block the roads, but now the authorities have banned them. Dennis Okari reports.Par BBC Africa

Every Thursday and Friday,# Kenya's second largest city, Kisumu, grinds to a halt. Hundreds of motorcyclists block the roads. The reason? They are paid to mourn the dead and the louder their noise and the bigger the procession, the greater the honour for the deceased. But now the local authorities have had enough and put a stop to the practice. Den…

Here's a round up of other stories making news in Africa from #BurkinaFaso, #Egypt, #Uganda and #SouthAfrica presented by Veronique EdwardsPar BBC Africa

The BBC's Andrew Harding meets the children left behind by ebola in Sierra Leone's rural areas..Par BBC Africa

BBC Africa's Nnamdi Moweta interviews Ugandan musician Saava Karim on his new record called " Say No To Terrorism", a message that he hopes will spread far and wide.Par BBC Africa

Artist Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye exhibits a retrospective of her work at the Gallery of African Art in London.She opened her first art gallery in a small bedroom she shared with two co-wives, and now she owns one of the biggest galleries in West Africa. From her great grandmother who was a weaver and textile maker, Nike Davies-Okundaye learnt how …

Books and rhymes is the name of the new album of Ghanaian rapper Edem. It's being released early this month and in it he sings and raps in the dialect of the Volta region of west africa Ewe. He's also involved with campaigns to encourage pupils in the countryside to learn to read and write in local dialects as part of a literacy drive. On the line …

This week's Artbeat Africa comes in two parts and brings together some of the best cultural reports and interviews by the Focus on Africa team from the last seven days. In this week's edition we'll hear from Tony Allen the man who co-created Afrobeat with Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He tells us about his new album released this week entitled "Film of Life…

Here's a round up of other stories making news in Africa from #Botswana,#SouthAfrica and #Mali presented by Victor Sylver.Par BBC Africa

Zambians are celebrating 50 years of independence this year. A country once beset by problems like hyper inflation, Zambia's economic fortunes are now on the up. But poverty is still widespread. And as mystery continues to surround the health of President Michael Sata, there are concerns about the transparency of governance. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko …

Thirty years ago the BBC broadcast the first television reports of a devastating famine in Ethiopia. Up to a million people died in the disaster. Those reports prompted a huge international response.The BBC's Mike Wooldridge was part of the team in Ethiopia back then, and he's returned to Tigrai in Northern Ethiopia to see how things have changed, …

In the latest installment of our women in sports series, the BBC's Steve Vickers explores the challenges faced by women who go to football matches.Par BBC Africa

In the latest instalment of our 'Women in Sports' series, we ask, how much pressures is there on African sports women to take a break and start a family? Pregnancy is a game-changer for any woman, but in the world of a professional athlete, the prospect of sleepless nights and shifting priorities can be a difficult obstacle to overcome. But some ha…

Here's a round up of other stories making news in Africa presented by @BBC_AudreyB.Par BBC Africa

The International Red Cross has criticised travel bans imposed by some countries to contain Ebola as being irrational and spreading panic. But the death of Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan of Ebola in Dallas, Texas on October 8th, has caused a backlash against Africans in the United States. The BBC's Leslie Goffe reports from New York.…

How do you invest in a country that doesn't exist or at least isn't recognised? That's the challenge facing the breakaway state of Somaliland. The situation was discussed at a UK Somaliland trade and investment conference recently in London. The BBC's Paul Bakibinga spoke to Dr. Sacad Ali Shire the Somaliland Minister of Planning and Development an…

In the latest of our 'Women in Sports' series, BBC Africa's Nishat Ladha speaks to Egyptian journalist Inas Mazhar and Evelyn Watta of Kenya about the trials and tribulations they've faced. How, for instance do you juggle family life with sports reporting and how do some cultures deal with women journalists in sometimes an all-male environment?…

Botswana looks ahead to Friday's polls, Sudan's ruling party chooses Omar El Bashir as its Presidential candidate for 2015 and the rift between President Yoweri Museveni and former PM Amama Mbabazi widens in Uganda. Those stories and more in the Roundup with Focus on Africa's David AmanorPar BBC Africa

Rotimi Amaechi, Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria just like his Lagos State counterpart, led successful efforts to contain and eradicate Ebola when an outbreak of the virus appeared.UNICEF has praised the State for its swift and decisive action. Governor Amaechi spoke to Focus on Africa's Audrey Brown about his reaction when Ebola was first diagn…

The powerful testimony of Alexander Kollie, an MSF health promotion officer in Liberia. His son is an ebola survivorPar BBC Africa

Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama has been defending his government turning to the IMF despite widespread opposition to the move in the country. Is it a bail out? Focus on Africa's Peter Okwoche spoke to the President.Par BBC Africa

Now many countries are looking to Nigeria as a test case of good practice in dealing with the ebola crisis. Clearly there are a number of countries which haven't declared a single case of ebola in the region, but they remain vigilant. Ghana is one of them - and President John Mahama - the chair of the regional body Ecowas is calling for a meeting o…

Liberia's George Weah is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers ever. He tells the BBC that he passes the hospital every day and he's worried and saddened by the effects of Ebola in his country.Par BBC Africa

Sierra Leone has revamped its Ebola response. The President has replaced the Health Minister with the Defence Minister, who is now in charge of a new National Response Centre. Emma Kowa is an opposition MP in Sierra Leone and she told the BBC about how her own constituency, in Bo West, Southern Province, has recently been under quarantine.…

From Monday the Global African Investment Summit will be taking place in London. Leaders from Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda will be attending. But it's only the latest conference of this type, seeking to promote investment on the continent. So what is the point of this particular meeting? Audrey Brown spoke to the conference organiser Paul Sin…

Our #ResidentPresidents discuss domestic violencePar BBC Africa

Artbeat Africa brings together some of the best cultural reports and interviews by the Focus on Africa team from the last seven days. In this week's edition we'll hear from Somali author Diriye Osman, winner of the Polari Prize for his short story collection, 'Fairytales for Lost Children'. We'll also hear from London-based Nigerian Grime MC, Afrik…

Here's a round up of news stories from across the continent on @bbcafrica with @kimshingaiPar BBC Africa

Women in Sport series: Sexual Harassment: The BBC's Nishat Ladha talks to former African heptathlon champion Pat Itanyi from Nigeria about her experience. She also gets advice for young athletes from Dr Mariam Tendou Kamara Diop, an expert on gender equality and the empowerment of women in SenegalPar BBC Africa

Online campaign group Avaaz is mobilising its members to join the fight against ebola. In doing so it is also warning them that it will be difficult and dangerous work. So what kind of response have they had? Focus on Africa's Audrey Brown spoke to Sam Barratt is the campaign director for Avaaz.Par BBC Africa

The BBC has launched an Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp, aimed at users of the service in West Africa. The service will provide audio, text message alerts and images to help people get the latest public health information to combat the spread of Ebola in the region. BBC Social Media Producer Andree Massiah explains.…

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Uganda is abuzz with talk of a fall out between President Yoweri Museveni and one of his oldest allies. Some are wondering whether it could destabilise Museveni's 29-year rule. Last month he sacked Amama Mbabazi as his prime minister. Mbabazi has been accused of mobilizing support as the 2016 presidential elections approach. This report from the BB…