Focus on Africa Podcast
Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
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Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors
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'Historic' day as DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc
Tue 29 Mar 2022
A virtual summit was held to welcome DR Congo as the EAC's seventh member
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Malawi ramps up polio vaccination after outbreak
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Polio usually affects children under five
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Is Ethiopia to blame for deaths of MSF staff in Tigray?
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Were Ethiopian government forces responsible for the deaths of MSF workers in Tigray?
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South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war - Ramaphosa
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Mr Ramaphosa did not say who had made the approach
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Kenya's 'boda-bodas' taxis are ordered to re-register
Tue 8 Mar 2022
Kenya's president orders crackdown on motorbike taxis after a woman was attacked
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Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?
Mon 7 Mar 2022
Eritrea was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning Russia
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African nationals still trapped in Ukraine
Tue 1 Mar 2022
The UN says two-thirds of a million refugees have fled Ukraine
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Trial of Kenyan lawyer begins at the ICC
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Paul Gicheru denies corruptly influencing witnesses in William Ruto's case
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Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman was picked up near his home, his relatives said
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Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action
Fri 11 Feb 2022
The education minister said the teachers would be suspended without pay for three months
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Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija won a prestigious prize last year
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Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine
Fri 4 Feb 2022
Africa currently has the lowest uptake of Covid vaccines in the world
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Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas
Thu 3 Feb 2022
An Ecowas meeting was called in response to last month's coup in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources
Fri 28 Jan 2022
The people are slowly coming to terms with military government in Burkina Faso
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Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Rescue and recovery operations continue
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Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Videos show many destroyed buildings and scattered debris near Bogoso
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South Africa opens a new Covid vaccine plant
Wed 19 Jan 2022
A new Covid vaccine plant opens in Cape Town, South Africa
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The TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict
Mon 20 Dec 2021
The leader of the TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict
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Benin opposition leader in court on terror charges
Fri 10 Dec 2021
The former justice minister has been detained for more than eight months
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US Senator says civil war could see Ethiopia break apart
Tue 7 Dec 2021
US senator says only dialogue could bring an end to the civil war
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Nigerian diplomat accuses UK of 'travel apartheid'
Mon 6 Dec 2021
Nigeria has been placed on the UK's travel red list
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Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads
Thu 2 Dec 2021
South Africa's president urges everyone to get vaccinated
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Omicron variant present in Nigeria health body says
Wed 1 Dec 2021
The Nigerian health body says contact tracing is underway
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Thousands join Sudan protests against recent deal
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Reports say the security forces near the presidential palace fired tear gas
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Gambia's truth commission recommends prosecutions
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Some 250 Gambians and foreign nationals died because of human rights violations
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Cop 26: fear of failure as climate talks enter final day
Fri 12 Nov 2021
More positive engagement is needed to avoid a global climate catastrophe
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South Africa's ex-President FW de Klerk dies at 85
Thu 11 Nov 2021
He was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994
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Guinea: Civic society in talks with military junta
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Guinea Coup leader Colonel Doumbouya holds meetings with religious and political groups
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Guinea coup: opposition welcomes ousting of Condé
Tue 7 Sep 2021
Guinea's main opposition leader has welcomed Sunday's ousting of President Alpha Condé
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
