The Africa Report

 Guest: Crystal Orderson, Southern Africa Editor of the Africa Report

In a historic move the West Africa currency, CFA franc, changes name and cut some links with former colonial power France

Ethiopia launches its first satellite

Cameroon's Anglophone regions are granted special status.

Sudanese flood streets a year after the start of the uprising that toppled Omar al-Bashir.

In the Nile River dam dispute, Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi tells Ethiopia's Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy to not beat war drums.

Angola recovers billions of dollars of stolen funds.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the ex-rebel leader agree to a form unity government.

Zambia becomes the latest country to legalise the production and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes.

Military’s Preferred Candidate Named Winner in Algeria Election

Zambia's President says U.S. Ambassador Should Leave Country After Defending Gay Couple.

Kenya's coffee crop nosedives due to high temperatures and low price

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receives the Nobel Peace Prize and commits to peace in the Horn of Africa.

Former DRC leader Joseph Kabila seems to be focusing on building his motorbike club.

Gambia vows to crack down on traffickers after migrant deaths.

There are concerns as two tropical weather systems are strengthening in the Indian Ocean, near Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.

The UN urges Tanzania to stop blocking NGO cases at the Human Rights Court.

Idris Elba is working with the Sierra Leone government to develop Sherbro Island as a city and an economic powerhouse.