Monday demonstrations in Kenya

Ethiopia's national airline has resumed flights to the northern Tigray region after being suspended for a week amid military tensions. The suspension heightened fears of renewed conflict between the national army and Tigrayan forces - who accuse Addis Ababa of killing civilians u ...  Show more

A BBC Africa Eye investigation has been told that a high-ranking police officer in Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam was linked to the abduction of several activists, who allege they were subsequently abused by other officers. They claim their ordeals happened as the government ...  Show more

A video of this episode, recorded for Africa Podcast Day, is available on the Africa Daily page of the BBC website.In August this year Kenyans will go to the polls in a general election. The vote will decide who is the next president and who will form the next government. But peo ...  Show more

Opposition leaders in Kenya say they're protesting against the high cost of living, but they also accuse the president of stealing the last election. So, can this unrest be contained? Or is there risk of an escalation? Join host Cyril Vanier. Guests Farah Maalim - Former Deputy S ...  Show more

Kenya, one of Africa's leading economies, will be electing a new president on 9 August. The main contenders seeking to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta are his deputy William Ruto and his long-time rival, now turned ally Raila Odinga. The election comes at a hard time for many Ke ...  Show more

President Obama is visiting Kenya this week. This is his first trip to his father's country of birth since becoming president, and people in Kenya are certainly treating it like a homecoming.