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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Thomas Thabane resigns as Lesotho prime minister

    Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro is expected to be sworn in as Mr Thabane's replacement

  2. The World Celebrates Nelson Mandela's Centenary

    Tributes to the late former president of South Africa

  3. The women luring girls into sex trade in Kenya

    How women in Kenya have involved children as young as 13 in the sex trade in Kenya

  4. The widow of Thomas Sankara on the opening of the trial in Burkina Faso into his killing 34 years ago.

    Fourteen men go on trial accused of killing the former Burkina Faso President

  5. The WHO says it's facing grave obstacles in containing the Ebola outbreak in DRC

    Insecurity in Beni Province is severely hampering containment and treatment of patients

  6. The WHO Lists Snake-bites as a Global Health Priority

    Snake-bites a WHO priority; Dutch company claims Teff ownership; Kassé Mady Diabaté

  7. The war crimes allegedly committed in Sudan

    Warring parties in Sudan blamed for atrocities against civilians

  8. The UN withdraws from talks with Sudan

    The announcement comes days after coup leader al-Burhan promised civilian rule transition

  9. The UK has unveiled a new treatment for Sickle cell disease

    Sickle cell disease affects blood cells and can cause organ failure and constant pain

  10. The two African countries which don’t recognise Palestine

    Why Cameroon and Eritrea are only African nations yet to recognise Palestinian statehood

  11. The tragic story of Samantha Pendo

    The six-month-old died during a post-election crackdown by Kenyan police in 2017

  12. The TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict

    The leader of the TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict

  13. The ten year old Nigerian saxophonist

    Temilayo Abodunrin is popular on social media

  14. The story behind Angola's deadly fuel protests

    Several demonstrators were killed this week in Huambo

  15. The South African woman opening up about her experience of Covid-19

    Ncumisa Fandesi-Ndelu published her results on Facebook

  16. The South African government responds to the latest outbreak of xenophobia.

    A major South African company comes under attack in Nigeria.

  17. The silent killer: hypertension in Africa

    The African continent has the highest prevalence of the "silent killer" hypertension

  18. The shocking killing of an investigative journalist in Ghana

    Ahmed Hussein Suale was shot dead outside his house

  19. The ship keeping Africa connected

    The ship that cruises the oceans around Africa to keep the continent online

  20. The sex slaves of al-Shabab

    The stories of women taken from Kenya by Islamist fighters and held in Somalia

  21. The Russian schools ready to teach Swahili

    On World Swahili Day, we take a look at how far the east African language has travelled

  22. The political fallout in South Africa after President Zuma sacks Gordhan

    Pravin Gordhan was one of several victims in a major cabinet overhaul

  23. The Nigerian Girl Who Escaped Being Turned Into A Suicide Bomber

    More than 130 children were used as suicide bombers in Nigeria last year but one escaped.

  24. The most ungrateful job in the world

    On World Toilet Day we look at the work of informal sanitation workers

  25. The legacy of Mbongeni Ngema

    We look at the legacy of the acclaimed South African playwright Mbongeni Ngema

  26. The latest in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Southern Africa

    Over 450 have been confirmed dead according to the UN

  27. The late TB Joshua accused of widespread abuse and torture

    The BBC has uncovered evidence of widespread abuse by the late televangelist TB Joshua

  28. The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa

    Fifth Pan-African Congress in 1945 was a pivotal event in Africa’s independence history

  29. The International Monetary Fund approves Ghana loan.

    The IMF's executive board has approved a $3bn three-year loan programme for Ghana.

  30. The International Criminal Court orders the release of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo

    On condition he must be accepted by a country willing to return him to ICC

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