Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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07/03/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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07/03/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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07/03/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Sierra Leoneans Go To The Polls on Wednesday
Sierra Leone's electoral commission says all is set to deliver credible elections
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Global Decline in Child Marriages, says UN
The UN says the number of child marriages worldwide is falling, but how is Africa doing?
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South Sudan Denies Using Oil Cash to Fund Conflict
South Sudan rejects a campaign group's claim that it is diverting oil cash to militias
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05/03/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Ugandan President Sacks Minister and Police Chief
Authorities have faced criticism for failing to solve murders and other crimes.
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Security Forces on High Alert in Burkina Faso After Attacks
Group linked to al-Qaeda say it carried out attacks in Ouagadougou which killed sixteen.
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04/03/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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FIFA introduces Video Assistant Referee
The plan is to use it in this year's football World Cup
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At Least Seven People Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
Several people have been killed and many wounded in a coordinated attack in Ouagadougou
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Attackers Strike Burkina Faso’s Capital
Witnesses say gunfire and an explosion were heard near the army HQ in Ouagadougou
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"I'm... Very Proud of My Father"
Nigerian Oliver Enwonwu responds after the auction of his father's masterpiece 'Tutu'
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Mandela Foundation Wants Apartheid Flag Banned
The Nelson Mandela Foundation wants an end to "gratuitous displays" of the old flag
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Heartbreak in Dapchi Over Nigeria School Kidnap
We hear from families in Dapchi who voice their despair over the missing Nigerian pupils
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28/02/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Why did Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Resign?
Ethiopia's ambassador to London on why Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned?
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The 'Vanishing' Lake Chad
On day 3 of our special Sierra Leone election coverage, Hassan Arouni is in Bo
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27/02/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Burkina Faso: Trial begins for 'masterminds' behind failed coup attempt
Trial begins for more than 80 people allegedly behind an attempted coup in 2015.
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Voters prepare to go to the polls in Sierra Leone
Political rallies dominate the final week ahead of March elections in Freetown
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Kenyan Court Orders Return of Deported Politician
Kenya's Immigration has been ordered to allow Miguna Miguna to return to Kenya
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Countdown To Sierra Leone's General Election
Sierra Leone goes to the polls on 7 March to elect a new president and MPs
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Tanzanian MP Sentenced For Insulting the President
Tanzanian MP Joseph Mbilinyi gets a five-month jail term for 'defaming Magufuli'
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25/02/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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24/02/2018 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Ethiopia's Giant Dam On The Nile Is Nearing Completion
Ethiopia will soon have a huge dam on the Nile, but neighbouring countries are concerned
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Anger In Nigeria Over Missing Dapchi Schoolgirls
The boarding school pupils are believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram insurgents
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UN: Senior Military Officials In South Sudan Should Be Tried For War Crimes
UN investigators identify 40 South Sudanese military commanders accused of atrocities