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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Miners trapped for three weeks in Burkina Faso

    The wife of one of the eight mineworkers speaks of her ordeal

  2. Millions face hunger in Somalia

    Low rainfall and destructive locusts leave Somalis facing acute hunger

  3. Millions affected by floods in Malawi

    Floods caused by Cyclone Freddy have affected about five million people in Malawi

  4. Military led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have quit Ecowas, what effect will it have?

    Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, to leave Ecowas ,how will it affect these countries?

  5. Military deployed to quell eSwatini school protests

    Transport workers have now joined the student demonstrations

  6. Military Chiefs Escape Attack in Cameroon

    Cameroon's military brass escape attack; UN embargo on South Sudan; Bio, 100 days

  7. Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor

    The blockade by the JNIM group has sparked fuel shortages in Mali's capital city, Bamako

  8. Militants attack Maiduguri airport

    The attack took place just before President Muhammadu Buhari was due to land

  9. Militant Islamists Storm Somali Military Base

    Al-Shabab says it killed 27 soldiers while the government says it killed 87 militants

  10. Militant attacks increase in Mali

    Jihadist fighters launch a series of attacks across numerous towns in Mali

  11. Migration watchdog reports spike in number of young girls trafficked from Africa to Europe

    Dramatic rise in the number of young women trafficked from Africa via Libya

  12. Migrants centre hit by airstrikes in Libya

    Forty-four migrants were killed after an airstrike hit a detention centre in Libya

  13. Migrant Crisis Dominates EU-Africa Summit

    Slave trade outrage prompts urgent talks at the EU-AU summit in Ivory Coast

  14. Mental health sufferers chained up in Ghana

    "prayer camps" chain up mental health sufferers looking for help in Ghana

  15. Melinda Gates on vaccine hesitancy

    Melinda Gates says, “we want to know that whatever we put in our bodies is safe”

  16. Melania Trump travels to Ghana

    Melania Trump starts her one-week long trip to Africa from Ghana

  17. Mediators meet Mali rivals to resolve crisis

    There have been violent clashes between police and protesters in Bamako

  18. Mauritius makes progress against smoking

    Morocco and Madagascar have also made gains against the deadly habit

  19. Mauritians unsure of democracy ahead of elections

    Ahead of elections, what does the recent social media shutdown tell us about Mauritius?

  20. Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

    Human Rights Watch allege EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of African migrants

  21. Mass deportation of Sierra Leoneans from Guinea

    A diplomatic spat between Guinea and Sierra Leone after arrests and forced deportations

  22. Mass Covax vaccination rollouts begin in West Africa

    Ivory Coast and Ghana start using Covid vaccines provided by the UN-backed scheme

  23. Mass arrest of foreigners in South Africa

    At least 600 foreign nationals were arrested by police on Wednesday

  24. Martin Luther King 50 years on

    50 years after his assassination we look at the impact his ideas have had in Africa.

  25. Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana

    Authorities in Ghana say there's been an outbreak of Marburg virus; two people are dead

  26. Many Feared Dead After Major London Fire

    A massive fire in a residential tower block in London leaves many dead and injured.

  27. Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

    Videos show many destroyed buildings and scattered debris near Bogoso

  28. Mandela's Funeral Scandal

    Millions of dollars looted over funeral preparation says official investigation

  29. Man found not guilty in Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack ‘disappears’

    Liban Abdullahi Omar was abducted by hooded gunmen, say witnesses

  30. Mali’s military junta has a new roadmap to elections

    Mali’s military rulers conclude a four-day national forum on returning to civilian rule

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