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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Ebola spreads to largest city yet in DR Congo

    The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first case of Ebola in Goma

  2. 13/07/2019 GMT

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

  3. Is one of Zambia's biggest employers being sold to China?

    The government is looking for a new investor for Konkola Copper Mines

  4. Nigeria: Sixty-five Shia Muslims arraigned in several courts in Abuja

    The arrests come after three days of protests and violent clashes with police

  5. Sudan crisis: Military rulers say they have foiled an attempted coup

    Over a dozen people are said to have been arrested - including current army officers

  6. Nigerian police break up third day of protests in Abuja by Shia Muslims

    The protesting Shias are demanding the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky

  7. Tanzania Minister defends country's record on media freedom

    The Foreign Minister of Tanzania is at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London

  8. Sudan protesters re-group online

    As the internet is restored in Sudan, activists re-group on social media

  9. Sudan's internet restored

    As the internet is restored in Sudan, activists turn again to social media

  10. Nigeria Parliament in lockdown

    The Parliament building in Nigeria is in lockdown after alleged protesters stormed in

  11. South Sudan: No significant decrease in gun attacks despite peace deal

    The latest peace deal in South Sudan was signed ten months ago

  12. Nigeria signs African free trade area agreement

    The agreement aims to increase trade between African countries

  13. DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC

    He is the first person convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court

  14. 07/07/2019 GMT

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

  15. Protesters cheer in Sudan streets after power-sharing deal agreement

    Crowds have been cheering on the streets in Sudan

  16. South African property developers buying land for wealthy corpses

    They are buying land and selling real estate for the wealthier corpse.

  17. Sudan: Military and opposition agree power-sharing deal

    Sudan's military leaders have reached an agreement with the opposition alliance

  18. Rescued migrants survive three days at sea

    Four people were rescued from the inflatable vessel in Tunisia

  19. At least 80 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes

    The migrants from Libya sank off the Tunisian coast

  20. Libya air strikes: death toll rises to 53

    The UN now says at least 53 people are now confirmed dead

  21. Boeing to pay families of air crashes' victims

    The plane manufacturer will pay millions to the families of air crashes' victims

  22. Nigeria Senator Elisha Abbo filmed hitting a woman

    The video has sparked a heated conversation on Nigerian social media

  23. Libya airstrike kills 44 migrants

    Forty-four migrants were killed after an airstrike hit a detention centre in Libya

  24. Zambian bishops raise money to help farmers

    Catholic Bishops launch a campaign to raise money to help drought-affected areas

  25. 'stowaway' body falls in London garden

    The body of an individual is believed to have fallen from the landing gear of a plane

  26. Uganda government to pay over death in custody

    The High Court has ordered the government to pay the mother of a man killed in detention

  27. Rwanda and Uganda sued over border closure

    By civil society organisations in Uganda

  28. Nigerian pastor accused of rape takes 'leave of absence'

    Pastor Fatoyinbo was accused by a woman of raping her twice before she turned 18

  29. Inside Nigeria's kidnap crisis

    A BBC Africa Eye Investigation on the rise of kidnapping in Nigeria

  30. 30/06/2019 GMT

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

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