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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Mozambique ex-president urges talks with armed groups

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

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

    The government suspended the NGO’s operations last year

  3. 04/08/2021 GMT

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

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

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

  5. Ethiopia suspends two NGOs over ‘misinformation’

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

  6. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  7. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  8. Britain criticised for colonial era policies in Kenya

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

  9. Bodies wash up in Ethiopia's Tigray region

    Bodies wash up near the border between Ethiopia and Sudan

  10. Why are Nigerian doctors on strike?

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

  11. 02/08/2021 GMT

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

  12. Zambia deploys army to curb violence ahead of polls

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

  13. Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Rebels vow to fight on until blockade ends

    The war between federal forces and the Tigray rebels is nearly nine months old

  14. Gambia’s High Court rules on overseas voters case

    The Supreme Court had initially backed plaintiffs who took the government to court

  15. 30/07/2021 GMT

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

  16. Diplomatic push to get food aid into Tigray

    Ethiopia’s government denies that it deliberately blocked aid

  17. President Kenyatta: “We produce more nurses than we can absorb”

    The president talks about the new deal allowing Kenyan nurses to work in the UK

  18. Burundi to receive Covid-19 vaccines

    Burundi will receive Covid-19 vaccines despite initial scepticism

  19. 29/07/2021 GMT

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

  20. Tunisia president says billions stolen during Ben Ali era

    President Kaïs Saïed said billions were stolen from the state coffers

  21. Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian call for more protection

    Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian hold demonstrations highlighting insecurity in camps

  22. Nigeria: Charges against Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky dismissed

    The Islamic Movement of Nigeria leader and his wife were accused of inciting violence

  23. 28/07/2021 GMT

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

  24. The aftermath of the looting and chaos in Durban

    The city saw the worst of recent violence which led to 300 deaths in South Africa

  25. Tanzania’s president leads Covid-19 vaccine drive

    Samia Suluhu Hassan received the vaccine herself on Wednesday

  26. Heavy fighting reported near Ethiopia's border with Somalia

    Fighting reported on the outskirts of Garba Isse town, Ethiopia

  27. 27/07/2021 GMT

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

  28. Lawyer for Nigeria's pro-separatist leader speaks to Focus

    Lawyers to Nigeria’s pro-Biafra leader say they have launched a continental legal action

  29. Another deadly tragedy off the Libyan coast

    Migrants drown after the boat sinks off the coast of Libyan coast

  30. Ethiopian Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize

    Meron Hadero is the first Ethiopian author to win the prestigious Caine Prize

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