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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Madagascar: tensions over Covid-19 crisis management

    There are over 7,500 coronavirus cases in Madagascar

  2. Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Jowhor Ile

    "Fishermen's Stew" by Jowhor Ile is one of the shortlisted stories

  3. Anger in Egypt over Ethiopia dam dispute

    A new virtual mini-summit to find a solution is being organised by South Africa

  4. Sudan: Bashir's trial over 1989 coup begins

    Omar al-Bashir was overthrown last year.

  5. A new handbook for medical diagnoses on darker skin tones

    Medical books often use light-skinned models as examples

  6. Caine Prize 2020: Tanzanian writer Erica Sugo Anyadike

    “How to Marry an African President" is one of the shortlisted stories

  7. The campaign for free medical examinations for rape survivors

    Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebrese is lobbying the government

  8. Zindzi Mandela’s funeral

    Zindzi Mandela was the last born daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela

  9. Concern over a new Ebola outbreak in DRC Congo

    The government is racing to contain Ebola outbreak in western DR Congo

  10. Kenya court orders $12m payout for lead poisoning

    Phyllis Omido was the first to go to court after her son got sick

  11. Angolan Kizomba star C4 Pedro’s latest albums

    C4 Pedro is famous for his romantic songs

  12. Covid-19: Malawi president urges prayer and fasting

    Malawi has registered just under 2500 cases and 40 deaths

  13. Mediators meet Mali rivals to resolve crisis

    There have been violent clashes between police and protesters in Bamako

  14. Tunisian prime minister resigns

    Elyes Fakhfakh has been under pressure from political parties

  15. Nile dam reservoir filling up – Ethiopia

    The dam is at the centre of a dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan

  16. Cameroon army launches operation after 60 children abducted

    The kidnappings took place in the South-West region

  17. South African students ‘shouldn’t attend school’ says union

    There are nearly 290,000 Covid-19 cases in the country

  18. UN issues Burundi human rights report

    The UN issued a report with grave questions about human rights in Burundi

  19. Places of worship reopen in Kenya

    The government announced last week that churches and mosques can reopen

  20. Mz Menneh: Speaking out about rape in Liberia

    Mz Menneh is a Liberian singer

  21. UN and AU condemn 'use of force' on Mali protesters

    The protests, which started last month, turned violent on Friday.

  22. Nelson and Winnie Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies at 59

    The cause of her death was not revealed

  23. South Africa records its largest single-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases

    The country has recorded 3,720 deaths.

  24. Large protests in Mali's capital

    The protests are being organised by a new coalition and led by imam Mahmoud Dicko

  25. South Africa records highest rise in Covid-19 cases

    The country has recorded 3,720 deaths

  26. Malawi president defends controversial cabinet

    We speak to newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera

  27. Sudan ministers resign over slow reforms

    Protesters have been calling for political and economic reforms to be speeded up

  28. Ethiopia: TPLF responds to unrest allegations

    We speak to Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the TPLF

  29. Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies

    Amadou Gon Coulibaly had just returned from having treatment in France

  30. Inside a coronavirus ward in Lagos

    The number of cases is still rising in Nigeria

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