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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Fifa bans former Sierra Leone FA official

    For violating the organisation's Code of Ethics

  2. Kenya to include 'intersex' on its census form

    As part of efforts to gather data on the number of intersex people in the country

  3. Tanzania's $3bn hydro plant construction begins

    President Magufuli is expected to lay the foundation stone today

  4. UNHCR say the number of confirmed deaths on Libya to Europe route has risen since start of the year

    Crossings to Europe usually peak in summer when the seas are calmer

  5. Shipwreck off Libya could be deadliest in the Mediterranean so far this year

    Migrants often make the journey from Libya to Europe in overcrowded boats

  6. Up to 150 people feared dead in shipwreck off Libya

    Another 150 were rescued and being returned to Libya

  7. Bomber detonates at Mogadishu's mayor office

    At least four people died and the mayor was taken to hospital for injuries

  8. Bobi Wine to run for president

    The Ugandan pop-star has officialised his candidacy for the 2021 presidential election

  9. New Ebola vaccine causes controversy in DRC

    The experimental vaccine is produced by pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson

  10. Cameroon prisoners riot

    Parts of Kondengui maximum security prison in Yaoundé have gone up in flames.

  11. Ethiopia to introduce GPS tracking for motorcyclists

    Motorcyclists will need GPS tracking if they want to circulate in the capital Addis Ababa

  12. Fire breaks at Cameroon prison

    Shots and fire break-outs reported at a maximum-security prison in Yaoundé.

  13. Nigerian police clash with Shi'ite Islamic group

    Over the continuous detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El Zak Zaky

  14. South Africa's anti-corruption chief surrounded by scandals

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of lying under oath

  15. Kenya's finance minister arrested for corruption

    Henry Rotich surrendered himself to the police following an order for his arrest

  16. 21/07/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  17. 20/07/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  18. Drama at SA corruption inquiry

    Former president Jacob Zuma withdraws then returns to a public inquiry into corruption

  19. On the Ebola frontline

    A closer look at the battle against Ebola in Goma

  20. Tanzania upholds the death penalty

    A court in Tanzania rules to keep the death penalty

  21. Ethiopia and Eritrea - a year in

    Ethiopia's Prime Minister is in Eritrea - why this meeting matters

  22. Ebola Outbreak: What next?

    The DRC outbreak is now a public health emergency of international concern - what now?

  23. Cameroon clamps down on roadside drug vendors

    The Minister of Public Health has given roadside drugs vendors one week to cease trading

  24. South Africa's transport minister: 'Democracy is alive in South Africa'

    South Africa's transport minister speaks of revelations in a corruption investigation

  25. Sudan junta and civilians sign political agreement

    Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord

  26. Nigerian author Sefi Atta shares the thinking behind her creative process

    Celebrated author Sefi Atta has previously won BBC African Performance awards

  27. Kenyan Uber drivers continue strikes over low wages and poor working conditions

    The protesting drivers say Uber had brought in price changes without consulting them

  28. Zuma 'received death threats', corruption inquiry is told

    Jacob Zuma says threats were also made against his lawyer and children

  29. Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at corruption inquiry

    He is accused of being part of a network which exchanged government contracts for bribes

  30. Cameroonian victims of domestic violence launch awareness campaign

    A nationwide campaign is launched by abuse victims to highlight the cost of keeping quiet

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