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Focus on Africa Episodes

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    Africa reacts to Maduro’s capture

    African governments respond to US seizure of Venezuela’s president

  2. Africa in the grip of a fuel crisis

    What can African governments do to weather the storm of the fuel crisis?

  3. Africa Free Trade Zone comes into force

    24 countries have now ratified the agreement

  4. Africa Eye: Somali soldiers fighting IS

    BBC Africa Eye goes to Somalia’s Al-Miskaad mountains with soldiers fighting IS militants

  5. Africa declared polio free

    The disease is now only found in Afghanistan and Pakistan

  6. Africa Cup of Nations kicks off

    Host Egypt takes on Zimbabwe

  7. Africa Cup of Nations expands to 24 teams

    From 2019 the Africa Cup of Nations will be contested by 24 teams instead of 16

  8. Africa and the global financial crisis

    We hear from the IMF on how Africa can deal with the global financial crisis

  9. Afghanistan refugees arrive in Uganda

    The first group of evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Uganda

  10. AFCON's Over - what’s the main takeaway?

    AFCON ends amid drama - a look back at the tournament and lessons for African football

  11. AFCON: Cameroon authorities scramble to fill stadiums with fans

    Workplaces closing earlier and free tickets to students to encourage participation

  12. AFCON is back, and it's changing

    Africa's major football tournament kicks off amid calendar changes and ticketing concerns

  13. Afcon 2023: Was it the best ever?

    Host Ivory Coast wins Afcon but what will be the lasting legacy for the country

  14. Adieu Arsene

    The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to step down after 22 years

  15. ADHD and me

    Doctors from several African countries have said rates of ADHD and autism are rising.

  16. Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambia's president in Senegal

    Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down

  17. Adama Barrow expects to become Gambia's president in January

    Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow believes Yahya Jammeh will go when his term ends.

  18. Activists: Lobbyists threaten success of COP27 summit

    Climate change activists accuse lobbyists of attempting to scupper solutions at COP27

  19. Activists block foreigners from South African hospitals

    Dozens of anti-migrant groups in South Africa have reportedly blocked healthcare services

  20. Accusations and counter-accusations in Ethiopia over latest fighting

    Wrangling continues in Ethiopia over who started the recent outbreak of fighting

  21. Abducted priest shot dead in Nigeria’s Kaduna state

    Rev Father John Mark Cheitnum was kidnapped by gunmen together with another priest

  22. Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls released

    Gunmen have freed all 279 girls kidnapped from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria

  23. A victory for the Christian LGBTQ activist in Namibia

    A Namibian court rules that laws banning same-sex acts between men are unconstitutional

  24. A Tense Nigeria Awaits Final Election Results

    President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his election lead over rival Atiku Abubakar

  25. A Tense DRC Awaits Elections Result

    DR Congo is on tenterhooks awaiting the elections results

  26. A TB treatment breakthrough?

    Could a new treatment stop thousands of TB deaths every year?

  27. A Tanzanian ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria

    Up to 500 passengers were said to be on board.

  28. A shorter term in office for Liberia's President?

    Liberians vote in a referendum aimed at shortening presidential term durations

  29. A sex trafficking ring in Sierra Leone

    Six Sierra Leonean girls have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring.

  30. A rise in child abductions in Mozambique

    At least 120 children have been captured by the Al-Shabaab group in Mozambique

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