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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Hundreds of Nigerian child soldiers have been freed

    The UN says they will take part in reintegration programmes

  2. Internally displaced people at a record high

    More people around the world are displaced within their own countries than ever before

  3. South African election: ANC leads as votes counts

    But anger over the economy and corruption may have eroded its appeal

  4. Nigeria: Centuries old kingdom broken up by state government

    Authorities say this is to move traditional institutions closer to the people

  5. South Africa: ANC leads presidential elections as votes are counted

    Results from 38% of the districts show the ruling party winning by about 56%

  6. South Africa polls close

    Over twenty seven million of people have registered to vote in the general elections

  7. Sudan's military rulers push for Sharia law

    The army currently in power want Islamic law to be the base of any new legislation

  8. South Africa Votes

    Over twenty six millions South Africans registered to vote

  9. Botswana discusses elephants culling

    Four major African countries meet in Botswana asking to re-open the ivory trade

  10. South Africans get ready to vote

    Twenty six million South Africans are eligible to vote for the 8th May elections

  11. Botswana asks re-opening the ivory trade

    Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe ask to re-open the ivory trade

  12. More than fifty people have been killed by an oil tanker explosion in Niger

    Another 37 people were injured in the explosion late on Sunday evening

  13. Niger fuel tanker explosion kills dozens

    People were siphoning petrol from the tanker when it exploded

  14. Almost one million species face extinction due to human influence

    Loss of clean air, drinkable water and pollinating insects are some of the causes

  15. 05/05/2019 GMT

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

  16. 04/05/2019 GMT

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

  17. Has Caster Semenya run her last 800 metres race?

    She won gold today in Doha just two days after she lost her legal battle against the IAAF

  18. DR Congo: WHO says Ebola deaths set to pass 1,000 mark

    Efforts to control the spread of the disease are being hampered by violence in the region

  19. Sudan army rejects civilian majority in ruling council

    The civilians insist they have the expertise

  20. Kenya tightens reins on gambling

    Bans betting firms from outdoor advertising by end of the month

  21. Ghanian conservationist wins award for slippery frog

    The Whitley Fund for Nature aim to raise the profiles of grassroots conservation projects

  22. Benin: Post-election violence in Cotonou

    Police clash with protesters following controversial parliamentary elections

  23. Libya's alleged war crimes shared on social media

    A BBC Arabic investigation hints at alleged war crimes are being shared on social media

  24. Court confirms Shell's involvement in Niger Delta crackdown

    The oil company is accused of human rights violations during 1995 Niger Delta protests

  25. Caster Semenya loses case against IAAF

    The IAFF will be able to restrict hormone levels in female athletes

  26. Nigeria Police raid Abuja clubs

    Police in Abuja arrested over seventy women on allegations of 'soliciting sex'

  27. Nigeria celebrates drums

    The African Drum Festival comes to a close in the Nigerian city of Abeokuta.

  28. Mozambique aid operations weakened by weather conditions

    Aid and rescue operations in cyclone hit Mozambique are slowed down by torrential rains

  29. Sudan’s military rulers and an opposition alliance meet to discuss the powers of a joint military-civilian council

    Sudan's military and civil representatives discuss new government's power sharing

  30. Burkina Faso: Christians killed in attack on church

    Five people killed when gunmen opened fire in a Church in Burkina Faso

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