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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Ethiopia’s Tigray war: The head of Ethiopia's Somali state aligns with army

    Mustefe Omer, head of the Somali region, is confident Tigrayan fighters can be stopped

  2. Ethiopia' Somali region aligns with the Ethiopian army

    Mustefe Omer, head of Ethiopia's Somali region defends his support of government forces

  3. The UN accuses Ethiopia of detaining its staff

    The UN is warning that Ethiopia is at risk of descending into civil war

  4. Sierra Leone tanker explosion: Survivors try to rebuild lives

    115 people have died in the tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital

  5. Niger school children's burials take place

    Many classrooms in Niger are made of straw and wood

  6. Ethiopia: 'we'll keep on marching'- TPLF

    A spokesman for the TPLF has said its forces would keep advancing towards the capital

  7. Sierra Leone tanker explosion: Mass burial in Freetown

    They will be buried in the same cemetery as victims of the 2017 landslide

  8. Ethiopia leader calls for unity amid conflict

    It has been a year since the conflict started in the north

  9. ‘The south of Madagascar is suffering from climate change’

    Madagascar’s environment minister talks to Focus on Africa

  10. Ethiopia: Government reacts to opposition alliance

    Nine factions including the TPLF join forces against the government

  11. South Africa: ANC dips below 50% in local elections

    Recorded voter turnout was the lowest in South African history

  12. Ethiopia TPLF spokesperson: 'We will potentially enter the capital'

    Getachew Reda says entering Addis Ababa is not about 'seizing power.'

  13. Booker Prize Winner: 'Critics tell me I have no sense of humour'

    South African writer Damon Galgut wins the 2021 Booker prize with the novel 'The Promise'

  14. Ethiopia: Will TPLF forces reach Addis Ababa?

    The Ethiopian government and TPLF forces in Tigray have been at war for one year

  15. A joint UN and Ethiopian human rights group report condemns all sides in the Tigray conflict

    A UN/Ethiopian human rights report says all sides in Tigray guilty of human rights abuses

  16. UN: 'All parties to the Tigray conflict have committed violations'

    UN says all sides guilty of brutal human rights abuses in the conflict in Ethiopia

  17. UN report critical of all sides in Ethiopia conflict

    The United Nations accuses all sides of human rights abuses in the conflict in Ethiopia

  18. TPLF forces advance on Ethiopian capital

    A state of emergency has been announced in Ethiopia as TPLF forces near Addis Ababa

  19. Ethiopia under state of emergency

    State of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia

  20. COP26 day 3: High anticipation for Africa

    High anticipation for African countries at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow

  21. Africa comes to COP26, but is it yet another talking shop?

    The COP26 climate change summit begins in Glasgow, Scotland

  22. What can Africa really achieve at the COP26 climate change summit?

    The climate Summit, COP26 has started in the Scottish city of Glasgow

  23. Africa at COP26

    The climate change summit gets underway in the Scottish city of Glasgow

  24. Kenyan community poisoned by lead still waiting for compensation

    Twelve million was awarded in compensation but the government is still appealing the case

  25. 'Defiant' Sudanese prepare for Saturday's 'million-march'

    Sudan civic organisations and private citizens plan massive protests against the coup

  26. Sudan Ambassador tells coup leaders to 'Stop this nonsense'

    The Sudanese ambassador to the US believes al-Burhan's government is 'illegitimate.'

  27. Kenya nurses fail English test for UK jobs

    Kenya’s health minister said only 10 out of 300 health workers who applied, passed

  28. UN envoy: Sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted

    The UN's Alena Douhan says coercive measures against Zimbabwe have harmed ordinary people

  29. UN envoy calls for an end to Mugabe-era sanctions on Zimbabwe

    A UN human rights envoy says the 20-year-long sanctions have harmed ordinary citizens

  30. Libya’s foreign minister hopes for fair elections

    Najla El-Mangoush spoke to the BBC’s Orla Guerin

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