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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Malawi's former anti-corruption chief in bribe allegations scandal

    Reyneck Matemba has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe

  2. Tight results expected in Kenya's presidential vote

    More than 90% of polling stations across the country have reported results

  3. Sierra Leone calls in army to quell protests

    Information Minister says lives 'have been lost' during mass protests across Sierra Leone

  4. 'Half of a Yellow Sun' Director Biyi Bandele dies at 54

    Nigerian playwright, author, and filmmaker Biyi Bandele, has died at the age of 54

  5. Kenyan Elections: Voting extended in some regions

    Kenyans have cast their votes, though the process has been riddled with logistical issues

  6. Kenyans cast their vote for a new president

    Kenyans have gone to the polls to vote for a new president and government officials

  7. Long queues as Kenyans rush to collect ID cards

    Millions of Kenyans will be voting for their next president on Tuesday

  8. Kenya suspends part of the elections in four places

    Gubernatorial and parliamentary voting has been suspended in four areas in Kenya

  9. Printing error discovered in some of Kenya's ballot papers

    Voting has been suspended in four places in Kenya following problems with ballot papers

  10. DRC: Thousands attend funeral of anti-MONUSCO protesters in Goma

    UN workers and protesters died last week in violent demonstrations against UN presence

  11. Rice prices expected to increase

    A reduction in rice planting and heatwaves in Asia could push prices up in Africa

  12. Senegal seals Casamance peace deal

    Rebels in the southern Casamance province have accepted the call to lay down arms

  13. South Africa witnesses fresh violence in the wake of rape case

    Homes in the township of Kagiso thought to belong to illegal miners were set alight

  14. South Sudan to extend transitional government's mandate

    Leaders say they still need to address "challenges" in implementing the peace agreement

  15. Special coverage: 50 years since the expulsion of Ugandan Asians

    In 1972, Uganda's former President Idi Amin decided to expel thousands of Asians

  16. Ethiopia conflict with Tigray nearing an end?

    Possible talks to end the conflict between Ethiopia and Tigray

  17. Deaths in Sierra Leone in two boating accidents

    Over a dozen killed in separate boating accidents in Sierra Leone

  18. UN: Humanitarian crisis in the DRC

    The United Nations says fighting in eastern DRC is fuelling a humanitarian crisis

  19. Reaction to killing of al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri

    President Biden said al-Zawahiri was behind the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa

  20. New Somali cabinet announced

    A former al-Shabab deputy has been named religion minister

  21. DRC government wants quick UN troop pull-out

    UN peacekeeping troops killed civilians during protests last week

  22. Anger over the killing of a Nigerian migrant in Italy

    A Nigerian migrant is murdered in Italy as onlookers watch and fail to intervene

  23. The UN admits to killing civilians in the DRC

    The United Nations killed civilians in the border town of Kasindi in the DRC

  24. Doctors on strike in Sierra Leone

    Doctors begin nationwide strike in Sierra Leone to demand better working conditions

  25. Ethiopia ready for talks with TPLF without ‘preconditions’

    Ethiopia says it is ready for talks with Tigrayan rebels in a bid to the end civil war

  26. Extra troops deployed to Goma, North Kivu governor says

    The governor of North Kivu sends more troops to Goma to help quell attacks on UN bases

  27. North Kivu governor addresses attacks on UN in DR Congo

    The North Kivu province governor issues statement after attacks on UN bases in Goma

  28. Kenya: Ruto running mate ordered to surrender cash

    Rigathi Gachagua failed to explain where cash worth $1.6m came from

  29. Malawians protest rising cost of living

    Similar protests have recently taken place in several African countries

  30. DRC: UN peacekeepers accused of shooting civilians

    At least 16 protesters and four UN troops have been killed during violent protests

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