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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Convicted son of ex-Liberia warlord speaks from his prison cell

    Chuckie Taylor, son of ex-Liberia leader Charles Taylor, says he is not guilty of torture

  2. Nigerian lawmakers reject gender equality bill

    Lawmakers in Nigeria have rejected a bill seeking to empower women and promote equality

  3. Nigerian tech company sold for $320m

    Nigerian entrepreneur Funke Opeke set up digital infrastructure firm MainOne 11 years ago

  4. Court orders former SA president to return to jail

    Jacob Zuma was granted medical parole after being sentenced to serve 15 months in jail

  5. SA court orders Jacob Zuma to return to jail

    The South African court ruled former President Jacob Zuma's medical parole was “unlawful”

  6. Malawian traveller checks-in UK quarantine hotel the day the travel ban is lifted

    Jean wants a refund on a UK quarantine hotel she had to book travelling back from Malawi

  7. Nigeria to destroy 1 million expired Covid-19 vaccines

    Health authorities say the donated jabs arrived close to their expiry date

  8. UK removes all African countries from red list

    The Covid-19 Omicron variant has spread regardless of the travel restrictions in place

  9. Exclusive BBC investigation into Black Axe Cult in Nigeria

    An exclusive BBC investigation infiltrates the Black Axe Cult in Nigeria

  10. Flooding in South Sudan's Unity State

    Flooding in South Sudan wreaks devastation for many

  11. Medical workers in Uganda 'escalate' strike action

    Medical workers in Uganda 'escalate' their strike over pay

  12. UNHCR 'concerned' over Cameroon's clashes

    More than thirty thousand people forced to flee Cameroon following inter-communal clashes

  13. Only fully vaccinated to travel in to Ghana

    Ghana's health authorities say most Covid-19 infection cases are among unvaccinated

  14. Benin opposition leader in court on terrorism charges

    The lawyer of Reckya Madougou says the trial is politically motivated.

  15. Kenya police recruits brag: 'We are the bad ones'

    Many Kenyans have voiced concerns over the video

  16. The Tanzanian publishers promoting Kiswahili culture

    Father Walter Bgoya and son Mkuki Bgoya both run publishing house Mkuki na Nyota

  17. Mali: Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry

    Rising insecurity and the socio-economic impact of coronavirus have worsened the crisis

  18. Nigerian entrepreneur’s clean fuel stove given ‘gender’ award

    Okey Esse picked up the Gender Lens Impact Investing Award for his smokeless powerstove

  19. Several passengers burnt to death in Nigeria bus attack

    The bus was attacked by gunmen in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto

  20. More than 100 killed in Sudan's West Darfur clashes

    Ethnic clashes between Arab tribesmen and non-Arab Masalit fighters have been ongoing

  21. Three-quarters of prisoners in Nigeria await trial

    At least 74% of prisoners in Nigeria are suspects awaiting trial, Interior Minister

  22. Zambia: 100 days of Hichilema's Presidency

    A look at what Zambians think of the first 100 days of President Hakainde Hichilema

  23. Burundi prison fire kills at least 38 in Gitega

    At least 38 people have died in a fire that tore through a prison in Burundi.

  24. 06/12/2021 GMT

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

  25. Gambia's President Barrow wins second term

    The incumbent won 53% of the vote in the first post-Jammeh election

  26. Nigeria decries 'travel apartheid'

    The High Commissioner to London says Covid-19 travel restrictions are unhelpful

  27. The Gambia electoral campaign is 'satisfactory', says Ghana's ex-President

    John Mahama is part of a monitoring team observing the 2021 elections in The Gambia

  28. In Liberia, a 'crippling' banknotes scarcity

    Food prices have risen following the scarcity of Liberian dollars on the market

  29. Saif Gaddafi fit to run for the presidency, says Libyan Court

    The ruling overturns the electoral commission's decision to bar Saif Gaddafi's candidacy

  30. Ethiopia war: Food aid to reach wider population

    The World Food Programme hopes to expand its reach to Ethiopia's Amhara and Afar regions

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