Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Nigeria Begins Mass Trials Of Boko Haram Suspects
The Boko Haram suspects will be tried in secret at detention facilities across Nigeria
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The final day of campaigning ahead Liberia's elections
Efforts to keep the peace among the voters
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The countdown to Liberia's election: a view from civil society
An election observer's view of preparations for Liberia's polls
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Liberians mull the issues they most want their next president to address
They talk to the BBC's Bola Mosuro in Monrovia ahead of next Tuesday's elections
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Bola Mosuro talks to Liberians ahead of next Tuesday's presidential polls
They will be electing a successor to Africa's first elected female President
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Liberians prepare to vote in an historic election
Revitalising the economy is one of the key campaign issues
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Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis Escalates
Government clampdown continues in Anglophone regions of Cameroon
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What Is Behind The Killing Of A Popular Mozambican Mayor?
Mozambican police vow to find the killer of Mayor Mahamudo Amurane
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Cameroon Steps Up Crackdown On Anglophone Protesters
Tensions rise in English-speaking parts of Cameroon as soldiers clamp down on protests
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04/10/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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African Remittances Set To Rise
Researchers say African countries to receive 38 billion dollars of remittances this year
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Kenyan government urged not to neglect drought
Oxfam says the ongoing political impasse in Kenya is hampering humanitarian efforts
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Burundi rejects renewed UN investigation
Burundi says there is no need for the UN to continue investigating alleged atrocities
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Explosive devices thrown into the homes of two Ugandan Mps
Homes of afrobeats artist,Bobi Wine, and another Ugandan MP attacked
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Two Uganda Mps' homes attacked with grenades in tensions over presidential curbs
Blasts at Uganda MPs Bobi Wine and Allan Ssewanyana's homes
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Tensions continue to run high in Cameroon's northwest and southwest regions
Cameroon's opposition says the shooting dead of protesters on Sunday was an outrage
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Kenyan police fire tear gas to disperse opposition protesters
Oposition NASA protesters clash with police over their electoral reform ambitions
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Cameroon's internet shut down as protests continue in Anglophone regions
Protesters seek their regions' freedom from Cameroon citing cultural impasse
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01/10/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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30/09/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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29/09/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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29/09/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Plague Outbreak In Madagascar
An outbreak of the plague has so far killed 20 people in Madagascar, where it is endemic
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Cameroon Deploys Extra Security Ahead Of Protest
Cameroon has deployed extra security forces to Anglophone areas ahead of Sunday's protest
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Islamic State 'Has Re-Grouped' In Libya
Siddiq al-Sour says the so-called Islamic State has re-grouped on the outskirts of Sirte
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Renewed Scuffles In Uganda's Parliament
Several MPs are suspended from the Uganda parliament after a brawl breaks out
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Anti-Government Rallies Take Place Across South Africa
South Africa's biggest trade union federation stages several rallies against corruption
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Cameroon 'Has Forcibly Returned 100,000 Nigerian Refugees'
Cameroon's army has forcibly deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees, says Human Rights Watch.
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New Angola President Sworn In
Angola's first new president for almost four decades, João Lourenço, has been sworn in
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Disorder in Uganda's Parliament Over Term Limit
Drama and scuffles in Uganda's parliament over a bill to change presidential age limit