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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. AstraZeneca jabs continue despite fears

    The head of immunisation for the WHO in Africa says the rollout should continue

  2. Libya interim government sworn in

    The administration has a mandate to lead the country to elections later this year

  3. Mozambique militants 'beheading children' says charity

    Families tell Save the Children that children as young as 11 have been targeted

  4. Nigeria abduction: Government says schoolchildren accounted for

    The authorities in Kaduna say no children are missing

  5. Ethiopian hospitals 'vandalised and looted' says MSF

    The medical charity has accused soldiers in the Tigray region of targeting the hospitals

  6. Primary schoolchildren abducted in northern Nigeria

    They were taken from a school in Kaduna, just days after another abduction in the state

  7. Zulu King Zwelithini: How will he be remembered?

    King Goodwill Zwelithini passed away in South Africa aged 72

  8. Kenya: President Kenyatta extends nationwide curfew for 60-days

    Restrictions remain in place overnight in the country after a surge in Covid-19 cases.

  9. South Africa: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies aged 72

    King Zwelithini died in hospital where he was being treated for diabetes-related issues.

  10. South Africa: Large numbers of fish killed by ‘temperature shock’

    Scientists say the fish died because of a sudden drop in the sea temperature

  11. Egypt: At least 20 killed after clothing factory fire

    Fire trucks were sent to put out the huge blaze in the eastern outskirts of Cairo

  12. Ivory Coast: PM Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany

    Mr Bakayoko, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Wednesday

  13. Sierra Leone: Covid-19 vaccine roll out begins

    The roll out will include both the vaccine from China and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

  14. Equatorial Guinea begins three days of mourning

    More than 100 people were killed in a series of explosions in the main city of Bata.

  15. South Africa: Student protest turns violent in Johannesburg

    Police use rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse crowds.

  16. Senegal opposition leader calls for fresh protests

    Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko calls for more protests

  17. Ivory Coast’s ruling party wins legislative elections

    President Alassane Ouattara's RHDP has won parliamentary elections held at the weekend

  18. Several children drown at a Ghana beach

    Several children drown while swimming at Apam Beach in Ghana

  19. Ivorian singer-songwriter Fely Tchaco on new album

    Ivorian singer-songwriter Fely Tchaco on new album which celebrates Ivorian heritage

  20. Dozens of African migrants feared dead in Yemen migrant camp

    Dozens of migrants are feared dead after fire spread through a Yemen migrant camp

  21. Senegal court orders release of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

    Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been granted bail

  22. Expectations ahead of legislative elections in Ivory Coast

    Legislative elections in Ivory Coast on Saturday

  23. The UN fails to agree on the conflict in Ethiopia

    Disagreements at the UN over Ethiopia; a third day of clashes in Senegal

  24. At least two dead in protests in Senegal

    At least two die in protests against rape charges on Senegal's main opposition leader

  25. COVAX deliveries continue across the continent

    Lesotho, Rwanda, Kenya and Angola are among the countries receiving new deliveries

  26. Controversial election list revealed in Chad

    Opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo is on the list despite withdrawing his candidacy

  27. Nigeria: Curfew imposed in Jangebe

    It follows chaotic scenes when hundreds of schoolgirls were reunited with their families

  28. The story of the disappearing bearded vulture in Africa

    Bearded vultures in peril; Tanzania's Catholic Church worried over COVID-19 deaths

  29. Catholic Church in Tanzania alarmed over COVID-19 deaths

    Tanzania's Catholic Church says scores of priests and nuns have died from coronavirus

  30. BBC journalist, Girmay Gebru released without charge

    The BBC journalist, Girmay Gebru has been released by the Ethiopian authorities

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