We give you an alternative view of wide-ranging current affairs in the continent and also highlight some aspects of the continent's rich history, culture and civilization.

We give you an alternative view of wide-ranging current affairs in the continent and also highlight some aspects of the continent's rich history, culture and civilization. This week we are focusing on the rapidly escalating rivalry between Russia, China and Western powers especially the US in Africa.

We cover wide-ranging current affairs in the continent and also highlight various aspects of the continent's rich history, culture and civilization.

This week we are focusing on the recent visit to Africa by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid a growing anti-France movement in Africa.

In this episode we are focusing on the resolve by African leaders to speed up the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement.

This week we shall take a glance at how Islam impacted on the culture and arts of some of the Eastern and Western parts of the continent. Any discussion on Islam in Africa brings to mind a major historical fact.

The German government is planning to implement a new migration policy, where asylum-seekers will be forcibly sent to other countries in a clear violation of international conventions on the protection of refugees. Already, refugees in Germany are having a hard time and are under pressure to leave.

This edition of Africa Today is about US-China face-off in Africa, and betrayal of Sudan in normalizing relations with Israel.

A senior Israeli diplomat was removed from the African Union's annual summit in Ethiopia, as a dispute over Israel's accreditation to the bloc escalated.

Russian influence is growing in Africa from West Africa in countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso to South Africa, the continent’s most advanced economy.