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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigeria: Abducted priest killed in captivity

    A catholic priest abducted in Kaduna state northwest Nigeria, has been found dead

  2. Abducted priest found dead in Nigeria

    Gunmen have killed a priest abducted in Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria

  3. Kenya gears up for 9 August elections

    Ordinary Kenyans in the western town of Kakamega discuss the issues that matter to them

  4. On the election trail in Kakamega, western Kenya

    As Kenya gears up for elections, we hear about the issues that matter to ordinary people

  5. Kenya’s deputy presidential debate

    Kenya’s four deputy presidential candidates are taking part in a televised debate

  6. Uganda’s Karamjong region at risk of acute hunger

    Estimates say half a million people in Karamoja are on the edge of starvation

  7. 'Marburg virus is one of the deadliest'

    Ghana's health chief confirms two patients have died from the Marburg virus

  8. Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus

    Ghana says two patients died from the Marburg virus in the southern Ashanti region

  9. Ethiopia: WFP sends relief to starving conflict regions

    The WFP has delivered food aid to millions in Ethiopia's Tigray, Afar, and Amhara regions

  10. Ethiopia: Curfew imposed due to violent clashes

    Ethiopian authorities imposed a curfew in Gambella city to “control illegal activities”

  11. Curfew imposed in Ethiopia’s Gambella city

    Ethiopian authorities have imposed a curfew in Gambella city, in the west of the country

  12. Ex-Gambia spy chief sentenced to death

    Yankuba Badjie was sentenced for the 2016 killing of a political activist

  13. Cost-of-living crisis fuels protests in many African countries

    There have been ongoing protests in several countries over rising fuel and food prices

  14. Could the cost-of-living crisis destabilise governments in Africa?

    There have been ongoing protests in several countries over rising fuel and food prices

  15. South Sudan cattle raids: More than 100 killed says state governor

    The governor of Eastern Equatoria State calls for peace after farmer-herder violence

  16. Tanzania investigates deadly unknown illness

    The illness, resembling haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in the south of Tanzania

  17. Dozens killed in South Sudan cattle raids

    The ethnic violence in Eastern Equatorial state is over cattle and grazing fields

  18. Sierra Leone: controversy brews over constitutional changes

    MPs report facing physical attacks amidst tension over government electoral reforms

  19. Reactions to Mo Farah's revelation

    Olympic runner Mo Farah said in an interview that he was trafficked to the UK as a child

  20. Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali

    Malian authorities arrested forty-nine Ivorian soldiers at Bamako airport on Sunday

  21. Soweto shooting: A community under siege from crime

    South Africa police are under pressure to find gunmen who killed 15 people at a tavern

  22. Soweto residents ‘in shock’ by bar shootings

    South Africa police say gunmen entered the tavern and started firing randomly

  23. Pressure grows on SA police to find tavern killers

    At least 15 people were shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto

  24. African Union launches Covid vaccine e-passport

    The digital vaccine passport was launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control

  25. Reaction to the death of Angola's former President

    Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a long illness

  26. Angola's former President Dos Santos dies

    Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a prolonged illness

  27. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

    Boris Johnson has resigned as the Conservative leader in the United Kingdom

  28. Burkina Faso: Exiled Compaoré returns home

    Burkina Faso exiled ex-president Blaise Compaoré who was overthrown in 2014 returns home

  29. Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaoré returns from exile

    Burkina Faso’s overthrown president, Blaise Compaoré has returned to the country

  30. Hundreds of inmates still at large after Nigeria jail break

    Nigerian officials say Boko Haram suspects are among those who fled and are still missing

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