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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Kenyan tea workers to take Unilever to court

    They accuse Unilever of failing to protect them during the 2007 post-election violence.

  2. Infanticide in Kenya: Why do some women feel pressured to kill their disabled babies?

    A survey by a leading charity found that the situation was worse in rural areas.

  3. Government offices shutdown by a nationwide strike in Nigeria

    Nigeria's two main trade unions have called an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.

  4. Government offices shutdown by a nationwide strike in Nigeria

    Nigeria's two main trade unions have called an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.

  5. 'Huge death toll' from South Sudan war

    A new assessment raises the number of people dead from around 50,000 to nearly 400,000.

  6. 'Huge death toll' from South Sudan war

    A new assessment raises the number of people dead from around 50,000 to nearly 400,000.

  7. Cameroon separatists stage prison break

    There has been a prison break in north-west Cameroon involving separatist rebels.

  8. DRC faces grave obstacles fighting Ebola

    The WHO says rebel attacks hamper containment of the outbreak.

  9. DRC faces grave obstacles fighting Ebola

    The WHO says rebel attacks hamper containment of the outbreak.

  10. Son of Angola ex-president in custody

    Jose Filomeno dos Santos is in detention in connection with a $1.5bn embezzlement case.

  11. Who was behind the killing of women and children in northern Cameroon

    How come the Cameroonian government dismissed it as 'fake news'?

  12. At least 224 are confirmed dead in Tanzania following last week's ferry disaster..

    A full probe has now been launched

  13. Liberians call for probe into the missing millions

    The money's said to have vanished from a container during the presidential handover

  14. Movie 'Rafiki' gets first screening

    Movie depicting a lesbian love story can be watched today for the first time in Nairobi

  15. Survivor found inside Tanzania's sunk ferry

    Rescue teams in Tanzania's Lake Victoria find man alive in air pocket inside sunk ferry

  16. Lake Victoria Tanzania ferry disaster: Many still missing

    More than 130 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday.

  17. Four days of national mourning declared in Tanzania following the Lake Victoria ferry disaster

    Many are missing and it is feared that more than 200 people may have drowned.

  18. Lake Victoria Tanzania ferry disaster death toll hits 136

    Many are missing and it is feared that more than 200 people in total may have drowned.

  19. Health warning after Nigeria floods

    The authorities are concerned about the spread of diseases such as cholera and typhoid.

  20. Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Hundreds feared missing as ferry capsizes

    The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near the shore between the islands of Ukora and Bugolora.

  21. Bobi Wine: I have come back to fight

    Ugandan pop star-turned politician is back at his home after a medical trip to the US.

  22. Following the 'missing millions' in Liberia

    The government bars 15 people from going abroad pending the outcome of a banknote probe.

  23. Liberia travel ban after '$60m vanish'

    The government bars 15 people from going abroad pending the outcome of a banknote probe.

  24. Liberia 'vanishing' cash: Officials targeted

    The government bans 15 people from leaving the country.

  25. Zambia aid: UK suspends funding over corruption fears

    The move follows allegations of corruption within President Edgar Lungu's administration.

  26. South Africa: Pro-marijuana activists cheer following its legalisation

    The highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places.

  27. South Africa legalises cannabis use

    SA's highest court has legalised the use of marijuana by adults in private places.

  28. Free education in Sierra Leone starts today

    Under the Free Quality Education programme education fees are scrapped and books provided

  29. DR Congo: The ICC upholds Bemba's sentence

    Mr Bemba to pay a fine because he's found guilty of witness tampering.

  30. Nigeria floods claim over a hundreds lives

    Heavy rains caused two of the country's major river to overflow onto villages.

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