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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 01/09/2021 GMT

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

  2. 01/09/2021 GMT

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

  3. Uganda arrests suspects amid a spate of killings

    The victims are aged between 50-80 years

  4. Nigeria military contradicts advice to take up arms

    Calls for civilians to take up arms have been causing controversy

  5. South Africa warning over new Covid variant

    The NICD says C.1.2v has the potential to be a variant of concern

  6. Why is Zambia's president replacing army and police chiefs?

    The president said the new security chiefs “must have the interest of the people"

  7. Tens of thousands registered missing in Africa

    Nigeria accounts for more than half of the total number of missing persons in Africa

  8. The Zambian president replaces army and police chiefs

    The president said the new security chiefs “must have the interest of the people"

  9. South Africa’s unemployment rate hits record high

    South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world at nearly 45 per cent

  10. Nigerian schoolchildren released after weeks of captivity

    Bandits release several children seized from an Islamic school in Niger state in May

  11. Gunmen free kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren

    Dozens of children were abducted from an Islamic School in Niger state in May

  12. Kenyan's letters to her daughter wins BBC podcast prize

    Production on Namulanta Kombo's podcasts is to begin next month

  13. Ethnic clashes in Ethiopia's Oromia region kill 200

    More than 200 people have been killed following fighting in western Ethiopia

  14. Ex-Chad leader Hissène Habré is laid to rest in Senegal

    Hissène Habré was president of Chad from from 1982 to 1990

  15. 25/08/2021 GMT

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

  16. Tanzania shootings

    Several dead in shootings in Dar es Salaam

  17. Afghans arrive in Uganda

    Refugees arrive in Uganda after fleeing Afghanistan

  18. Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco

    Algeria Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra gave the announcement during a press conference

  19. Zambia's new president pledges 'No Zambian should go to bed hungry'

    Hakainde Hichilema says he will ensure Zambia's citizens have three decent meals a day.

  20. Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79

    The ex-ruler has died while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.

  21. What do Nigerian think about the 'royal wedding'

    Yusuf Buhari married Zahra Nasir Bayero

  22. Zimbabwean union sues firms over Covid jabs order

    ZCTU said the actions of the companies violated workers’ constitutional rights

  23. Mozambique Corruption Trial underway

    One of the loans was for Mozambique's tuna industry

  24. 20/08/2021 GMT

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

  25. Nigeria seeks solution to farm land conflict

    Government says it will investigate problem of grazing land being encroached upon.

  26. Uganda suspends more than 50 NGOs

    Authorities say the decision was made because the NGOs failed to comply with regulations.

  27. Ghana to suspend burial of those dying with Covid

    Ghana Environmental Health Alliance thinks bodies of victims could be infectious

  28. Cameroon says it has cleared roads following clashes with separatists

    The authorities have encouraged people to start using the roads that have been reopened

  29. Burkina Faso ambush kills 47 people

    Forty-seven soldiers and civilians were killed in an ambush by Islamist insurgents

  30. SADC countries discuss Covid and terrorism challenges

    SADC countries have held a meeting in Lilongwe to find solution to the bloc's challenges

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