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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Somalia Floods “Ticking Time-Bomb” For Disease

    Norwegian agency warns of threat of diseases like cholera and malaria in Somalia.

  2. Somalia finally swears in new MPs

    A new parliament is finally formed in the Somali capital Mogadishu

  3. Somalia condemns Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

    Somaliland’s decision to give Ethiopia access to the sea sparks fury in Somalia

  4. Somalia cancels UAE agreements over sovereignty

    Somalia ends UAE deals, including ports and defence, citing sovereignty concerns

  5. Somali president promises to defeat al-Shabab in two years

    President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed says al-Shabab can be defeated.

  6. Somali president hits back at PM on envoy's expulsion

    Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble declared the African Union envoy ‘persona non grata’

  7. Somali President calls for arms' embargo end to defeat al-Shabab

    Farmajo warns the battle against al-Shabab could continue for a decade.

  8. Somali president announces major shake-up to security services

    Al-Shabab fighters offered amnesty as new Somali president declares war

  9. Somali parliamentarians prepare for presidential vote

    The process follows numerous setbacks.

  10. Somali military commander killed in al-Shabab attack

    The militants attacked an army base north of Mogadishu

  11. Somali fighters in Kenya spark fears

    An incursion of Somali paramilitaries from Jubaland region sparks fear in Kenya

  12. Somali families turn to social media to find fate of dear ones

    How young Somalians are turning to social media to connect families

  13. Soldiers in Uganda Caught on Tape Assaulting a Journalist

    Ugandan soldiers assault journalist; a year of BBC Pidgin; Wenger gets award from Weah

  14. Social distancing in Africa's most populous city

    Lagos introduces new measures aimed at contrasting the spread of the Covid19 disease

  15. Sixty-five Nigerian Shia Muslims arraigned in several courts in Abuja

    The arrests come after three days of protests and violent clashes with police

  16. Sixty killed in dynamite blast at gold mine

    Dozens more injured in Burkina Faso after sticks of dynamite in a market blew up

  17. Six African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

    The new African hub will help the continent acquire self-reliance against Covid

  18. Situation in Sudan 100 days since fight started

    A hundred days since fighting broke out between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces

  19. Sierra Leonean women stranded in Lebanon

    They say they've escaped abusive employers, but don't have the funds to return home

  20. Sierra Leone’s loitering laws declared discriminatory

    Why did the ECOWAS Court declare Sierra Leone’s loitering laws discriminatory?

  21. Sierra Leone's response to mudslide's victims questioned

    Plan includes making victims pay for their houses.

  22. Sierra Leone's IMF Loan Payments Suspended

    Transfers suspended as government broke disbursement conditions

  23. Sierra Leone's Former President Accused Of Plundering Public Resources

    Report claims former president Koroma oversaw stealing of Sierra Leone's wealth

  24. Sierra Leone: Who is Hawa Hunt and why was she arrested?

    A social media influencer is in jail in Freetown for allegdly making insults

  25. Sierra Leone: protests over the murder and rape of 5 year old Kadija

    According to an autopsy report she died as a result of rape

  26. Sierra Leone: 30-year anniversary of the start of brutal civil war

    Sierra Leone’s civil war lasted 10 years with 50,000 deaths and two million displaced

  27. Sierra Leone votes for new president

    In the capital, Freetown, long queues could be seen at polling stations even before dawn.

  28. Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush

    Sierra Leone announces a special court and task force to combat the illegal drug, kush

  29. Sierra Leone prepares for election run-off

    The country will choose a new president on March 31st

  30. Sierra Leone opposition ends parliament boycott

    Sierra Leone's APC opposition party has finally agreed to take its seats in parliament

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