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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 29/06/2019 GMT

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

  2. The rescue ship standoff

    The ongoing impasse between a rescue ship in the Mediterranean and the Italian government

  3. Why are farmers in Lesotho protesting?

    The politics and payment issues at the heart of Lesotho's wool and mohair crisis

  4. DRC mine collapse

    At least 19 miners have died, when part of a copper and cobalt mine collapsed

  5. Ethiopia rounds up 'coup' suspects

    56 members of a new political party affiliated to the Amhara ethnic group are arrested

  6. Twin bombings in Tunisia

    One police officer is killed and several injured in two suicide bomb attacks in Tunis

  7. Zimbabwe foreign currency ban causing confusion

    Traders on the black market are preparing to make a profit as ordinary people struggle

  8. Kenya suspends coal project in Lamu

    An Environmental Tribunal in Nairobi suspended a coal plant planned for Lamu

  9. Kenya MP arrested over 'xenophobic' remarks

    MP Kanyi was caught on video saying foreign traders had "taken" Kenya's business

  10. Tortures allegations in Cameroon

    Ambazonian separatists are capturing and torturing people, says Human Rights Watch

  11. Ethiopia mourns general killed in 'coup attempt'

    PM Abiy Ahmed and state officials were also present at the ceremony

  12. Kenya's telecom giant in court

    Safaricom is alleged to have breached the privacy of up to 11.5 million customers

  13. Ethiopia 'coup ring leader killed'

    He was shot dead as he tried to escape from his hideout, according to police

  14. Botswana:128 days to the Presidential Elections

    But is the country's one party government about to change?

  15. Ethiopia: National mourning after 'coup attempt'

    Four top officials including the army chief - Gen Seare Mekonnen have been killed

  16. 23/06/2019 GMT

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

  17. 22/06/2019 GMT

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

  18. Botswana: Critically endangered vultures poisoned en masse

    Conservationists described it as one of the largest killings of threatened species

  19. Africa Cup of Nations kicks off today

    As host Egypt go head to head with Zimbabwe

  20. Ugandan activist to be prosecuted over president's mother

    If convicted, she could be jailed or fined for up to three years

  21. Hepatitis: A major health problem in Africa

    Experts say it's become a bigger threat to life than AIDS and Malaria

  22. Thousands protest in Malawi against poll result

    Opposition describe Presdient Mutharika's victory as a sham

  23. It's World Refugee Day

    And Ethiopia has granted close to a million refugees new rights

  24. Kenya: Three men charged over Garissa attack

    A Court in Kenya has found three men guilty over the 2015 Garissa University attack

  25. Will FIFA take over African football?

    FIFA discusses proposals to take over the running of CAF - the football continental body

  26. Three men guilty over Garissa attack

    A Court in Kenya has found three men guilty over the 2015 Garissa University attack

  27. Who's padlocking Nigerian shops in Ghana?

    Nigerian businessmen in Kumasi, Ghana find their shops padlocked due to dispute

  28. Egypt's Morsi buried in Cairo

    Ousted Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi is buried a day after he dies in court

  29. DR Congo conflict displacing over 300,000 people

    Inter-communal clashes trigger mass displacement in DR Congo, UNHCR says

  30. Cameroon: Eight months curfew lifted in Anglophone region

    But it has been greeted with mixed feelings

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