Main content
Rwanda prepares to receive UK asylum seekers
The Rouge by Desir hotel is one of the places where people will be sent under the controversial deal.
Rwanda is preparing to receive the first group of asylum seekers deported from the UK under a controversial new deal. The Rouge by Desir hotel is one of the places they’ll be staying when they arrive.
A United Nations conference on combatting desertification is wrapping up in Ivory Coast.
And why the Central Bank of Zambia refused to pay a ransom to cybercriminals.
(Photo: The Rouge by Desir hotel. Credit: BBC)
Last on
Fri 20 May 202217:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
More episodes
Broadcast
- Fri 20 May 202217:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Africa Today Podcast
Download the daily news on your phone
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
Podcast
![]()
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
