Focus on Africa Folgen

How are Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea affecting Africa?Kenya and the EU sign an historic economic partnership agreement to boost trade. Will the East African region benefit?Will a new sickle cell treatment approved in the UK and US give hope for patients in Africa?

Vote counting in Chad is still underway after polls closed on Sunday in what was seen as a controversial referendum, on a new constitution. Provisional results are expected to be announced on the 24th of December, with the Supreme Court due to validate them four days later. So why was it seen as controversial? Also why females in Malawi are among the most vulnerable, after cyclone Freddy destroyed their farms. Mothers are turning to desperate measures to support their families.And we meet the director of Nigerian film 'Mami Wata', which has been submitted for an Oscar nomination!

Guinea’s main oil terminal in the capital Conakry has exploded, killing 8, injuring dozens. What now for the country’s fuel security?Why is Ethiopia on the brink of a debt default ?And we meet a South African artist Odirile Khune Motsiri who specialises in used denim