Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Sudan forms army-civilian council to lead country
There will also be a prime minister and cabinet
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The DRC and Rwanda to embark on Ebola mass vaccination campaigns
Ebola has killed more than 1900 people in a year
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Ugandan acid attack survivors speak out
Acid attacks are on the rise in the capital Kampala
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Cameroon: Ambazonia separatists get life sentences
The leader Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, is among the 10 who have been convicted
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Should parents in the diaspora send children back to their native countries for schooling?
Titi travelled to Nigeria with her family aged ten - but they returned home without her
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Ghanaian investors worry as more savings institutions are shut down
An estimated 70,000 investors could be affected, covering 1.6 billion USD.
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Sudan's deposed president arrives at corruption trial
Al-Bashir was ousted in April after months of protests, ending nearly 30 years in power.
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18/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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17/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Kenyan drug baron jailed for 25 years
Baktash Akasha Abdalla was found guilty of illegal dealings by a USA court
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Osun festival – an age-old devotion to the Yoruba river goddess
The 700-year-old pilgrimage in southwestern Nigeria is attended by locals and tourists
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Nigerian Shia leader leaves India without treatment
Sheikh al-Zakzaky returns home to Nigeria - four days after he left for treatment abroad
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Security crackdown in Zimbabwe
Tensions heighten in Zimbabwe ahead of planned political protests
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Freetown floods, again
Torrential rains leave several dead in Sierra Leone's capital.
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A major breakthrough in TB treatment?
Could a new TB treatment save thousands of lives?
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Ghanaian actor Lydia Forson on feminism, body image and outdated beauty standards
Award-winning actor Lydia Forson is also a writer and producer
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Ethiopia: Sex work ban planned for Addis Ababa
The proposed law will also affect beggars to promote proper accommodation off the streets
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Tanzanian government sends psychologists to Morogoro after explosion
More than eighty people died and dozens of others are in hospital
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Ebola one step closer to eradication
Top Ebola researchers say a new treatment can cure symptoms in just an hour
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Zimbabwe's inflation edging 200%
A year after the election of President Mnangagwa, Zimbabweans suffer soaring food prices
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A new Ebola treatment cures over 90% of infections
Top Ebola researchers say the new cure is effective when symptoms are treated early
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DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident
He was known as the "king" of coupé-décalé dance music, popular in French-speaking Africa
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What's life like for African migrants on the Greek island of Samos?
Medical student Yemi Sawyerr volunteered to help tackle the migrant crisis in Samos
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Tanzania: Three days of national mourning end after fuel tanker explosion
The deadly fuel tanker explosion took place in Morogoro in eastern Tanzania
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11/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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10/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Ethiopia: Government says 2020 elections will hold
The ruling EPRDF made the announcement today in Addis Ababa
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Extreme contraception in Kenya
As girls as young as ten are put on pills
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Nigerian police Twitter outburst over army ambush
Asks why their men were shot at close range despite identifying as police officers
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Malawi opposition challenge election result
After weeks of protests, the opposition's election petition is heard in court
