[4] On 11 October 2012, The Africa Channel launched on the Virgin Media cable TV platform.

[5] On 29 September 2015, The Africa Channel closed in the UK after being removed and restored several times during Summer 2015.

The channel broadcasts a range of genres including lifestyle, live news, travel, music, documentaries (e.g. Cuba, an African Odyssey and Surfing Soweto) and films (e.g. Daratt, Imani and Rachida).

In 2012 the channel began developing its own production arm to generate programming focussed on Africa-related subject matter including a documentary about the Pan-African bank Ecobank first broadcast in December 2012.

All programming is focused on Africa and the diaspora, and the channel is aimed at people with an interest in the continent.