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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Long queues as Zambians vote in nationwide elections

    Zambians have voted in closely contested presidential and parliamentary elections

  2. Zambians vote in closely contested elections

    There are sixteen contenders for the presidency but the race is between two candidates

  3. Nigeria: 24 family members die of food poisoning

    The incident happened in a remote village in Sokoto state

  4. TPLF ‘will continue to pursue’ Ethiopian army

    Tigrayan rebel spokesperson Getachew Reda spoke to the BBC

  5. Dozens killed in Algeria wildfires

    The worst of the destruction has been in the Kabylie region

  6. Zambia prepares to vote

    Sixteen candidates are contesting Zambia’s presidential election

  7. Ebola-like Marburg virus found in Guinea

    A man who died in Guinea was found to have the Ebola-like, highly infectious disease

  8. Guinea confirms West Africa's first Marburg virus case

    A man who died in Guinea was found to have the Ebola-like, highly infectious disease

  9. 09/08/2021 GMT

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

  10. Tanzania's president speaks to the BBC

    An exclusive interview with Tanzania's new president

  11. The President of Tanzania speaks exclusively to the BBC

    An exclusive BBC interview with Tanzania's new president

  12. UN emergency relief coordinator on situation in Tigray region

    The UN's emergency relief coordinator calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Tigray

  13. 06/08/2021 GMT

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

  14. Nigerian airforce: More than seventy criminals killed

    The Nigerian airforce says it killed over seventy criminal gang members

  15. Tigrayan fighters extend the conflict into Lalibela

    Fighters in the Ethiopian province of Tigray extend the conflict into Lalibela

  16. Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed refuses to meet with USAID chief

    Samantha Power, of the US Agency for International Development, was on a trip to Ethiopia

  17. 05/08/2021 GMT

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

  18. Tigray rebels capture historic Lalibela town

    Rebels from Ethiopia's Tigray region say they have seized Lalibela in Amhara state

  19. Mozambique ex-president urges talks with armed groups

    Former Mozambican leader Joaquim Chissano says the causes of the conflict must be studied

  20. MSF stops most work in Cameroon’s North-West

    The government suspended the NGO’s operations last year

  21. 04/08/2021 GMT

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

  22. ‘Fix The Country’ protesters take to the streets in Ghana

    Demonstrations have been organised on social media, with many wearing red

  23. Ethiopia suspends two NGOs over ‘misinformation’

    The Norwegian Refugee Council and MSF’s Dutch section have been affected

  24. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  25. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  26. Britain criticised for colonial era policies in Kenya

    The UN has criticised the UK over its policies in Kenya during the colonial era

  27. Bodies wash up in Ethiopia's Tigray region

    Bodies wash up near the border between Ethiopia and Sudan

  28. Why are Nigerian doctors on strike?

    The union accuses the government of "insincerity in implementing" a previous agreement

  29. 02/08/2021 GMT

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

  30. Zambia deploys army to curb violence ahead of polls

    Edgar Lungu, who has been president since 2015, is running for a second term

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