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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Malawi parliament bans unvaccinated MPs

    Parliamentarians will have to submit Covid-19 vaccination certificates

  2. Libya postpones presidential election

    The election commission cited technical, judicial and security concerns

  3. WHO chief: cancel plans now and celebrate later

    WHO director-general warns of the danger of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus

  4. Conflict in Ethiopia continues despite calls for a ceasefire

    The TPLF call for a ceasefire as aerial bombardment continues

  5. Will Addis accept TPL overtures of peace?

    Will Ethiopia's Federal Government accept the TPLF call for peace and dialogue?

  6. TPLF retreat and call for ceasefire in Ethiopia

    The rebel group’s spokesman tells us why they also want a no-fly zone across Tigray

  7. Marking three years of protest in Sudan

    Demonstrators have been remembering the start of the movement that ousted Omar al-Bashir

  8. Ethiopia: TPLF announces retreat to Tigray

    The leader of the rebel group says it wants a ceasefire agreement

  9. Burundi prison fire killed hundreds, says human rights organistion

    Hundred of inmates died in early December as a fire burnt down a prison in Gitega

  10. Ghana's Covid-19 restrictions hit traders

    Union says traders are severely hit by Covid-19 borders restrictions

  11. UN orders investigation into Ethiopia war abuses

    The war has caused a humanitarian crisis with millions in need of food supplies, UN says

  12. Nigerian Senator will not give up on her gender equality bill

    Senator Biodun Olujimi's bill on women's equality was rejected in the Nigeria Senate

  13. 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

  14. Nigerian lawmakers reject gender equality bill

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

  15. Nigerian tech company sold for $320m

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

  16. Court orders former SA president to return to jail

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

  17. SA court orders Jacob Zuma to return to jail

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

  18. 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

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

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

  20. UK removes all African countries from red list

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

  21. Exclusive BBC investigation into Black Axe Cult in Nigeria

    An exclusive BBC investigation infiltrates the Black Axe Cult in Nigeria

  22. Flooding in South Sudan's Unity State

    Flooding in South Sudan wreaks devastation for many

  23. Medical workers in Uganda 'escalate' strike action

    Medical workers in Uganda 'escalate' their strike over pay

  24. UNHCR 'concerned' over Cameroon's clashes

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

  25. Only fully vaccinated to travel in to Ghana

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

  26. Benin opposition leader in court on terrorism charges

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

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

    Many Kenyans have voiced concerns over the video

  28. The Tanzanian publishers promoting Kiswahili culture

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

  29. Mali: Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry

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

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

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

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