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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 10/02/2018 GMT

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

  2. 09/02/2018 GMT

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

  3. Life After Escaping Being Forced to Become a Suicide Bomber

    We hear what life is like, back with family and friends.

  4. Egypt in the Grip of a Massive Security Crackdown

    The Egyptian army says it's started a national operation against terrorist organisations.

  5. A girl tells her story of how she escaped being a suicide bomber

    Terrorists often deploy children as suicide bombers

  6. Eritrea extends military conscription

    The country has a policy of indefinite military conscription.

  7. Ethiopia pardons prominent journalist

    Journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega had served six years in jail

  8. Kenya: is there more to the government's deportation strategy?

    What kind of influence does opposition activist Miguna Miguna have on Kenyan politics

  9. Political violence erupts in Guinea

    Rival party supporters have been clashing over elections outcomes

  10. Kenyan government defies court's orders

    Kenyan officials forced opposition activist Miguna Miguna to board a plane to Canada

  11. 06/02/2018 GMT

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

  12. Kenya opposition MP Miguna Miguna is charged

    Charges are connected to a treason offence over his involvement in Odinga "inauguration"

  13. South Africa: Parliament postpones state of nation speech

    Mounting pressure grows on President Zuma to resign.

  14. Musician Oumou Sangare is back with a bang

    It's been eight years but she's back with a new album

  15. South Africa: Pressure growing for Zuma to go

    President under threat as senior politicians hold emergency meeting in Johannesburg.

  16. Cameroon separatists missing

    Public anxiety as the whereabouts of the group has remained unknown for over a week.

  17. South Africa: ANC officials hold meeting to discuss president's fate.

    Top six officials tell president to resign

  18. Kenya opposition MP arrested

    MP George Aladwa was picked up by police at his home and taken for questioning.

  19. Nigeria Criticised For Extraditing Cameroonians

    The UN refugee agency says return of Cameroon asylum-seekers violates international law

  20. Relief As Trapped South African Miners Are Rescued

    The 955 South African miners were trapped underground for 30 hours

  21. Senegal Summit Discusses Better Education For Africa's Children

    Western donors commit to increased funding to help get more children into schools

  22. $1.5 Billion Needed For South Sudan

    The UN has called for $1.5 billion in emergency aid

  23. Improving Access To Education In Senegal

    A high level international conference in Senegal looks at improving access to education

  24. Banned Kenyan TV Stations Win Court Reprieve

    The High Court in Kenya has suspended a government shutdown of three television stations

  25. Kenya Media Blackout Continues After Opposition 'Inauguration'

    Three private TV stations remain off-air and an opposition MP is arrested

  26. Ghana's Water Based Bicycle to Ferry Kids

    Riverside communities are often cut off when rivers overflow their banks.

  27. IMF Suspends Disbursement to Sierra Leonean Government

    It's emerged after the conditions of the disbursements were broken.

  28. 30/01/2018 GMT

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

  29. Nigeria hands over Cameroon separatists

    Cameroonian government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the 47 were accused of treason

  30. Kenya's opposition swears in leader Raila Odinga as 'people's president'

    Uhuru Kenyatta won a new five-year term as president in a controversial re-run election

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