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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Zimbabwe anti-government protests

    There's a heavy security presence on the streets

  2. Rinyu: Cameroon’s up-and-coming singer

    She says she wants to make it through her talent alone

  3. Zimbabwe agrees more compensation for white farmers

    They will be compensated for farm infrastructure and improvements, not the land itself

  4. African children among worst-hit by lead poisoning

    A new report says that a third of the world’s children are poisoned by lead

  5. How cycling is empowering Tunisian women

    Some of the women were not given the opportunity when they were younger

  6. Mali prime minister visits popular opposition imam

    The movement Mahmoud Dicko is part of has managed to get thousands of people to protest

  7. Tanzania ex-leader Mkapa’s funeral

    Mr Mkapa died on Friday after he had a cardiac arrest

  8. How Covid-19 hit a South African cookie company

    Khayelitsha Cookies had to change its business model when the pandemic struck

  9. How to prevent mother-to-child hepatitis transmission

    July 28th is World Hepatitis Day

  10. Tanzania's Tundu Lissu: ‘Back where I belong’

    Lissu is a member of Tanzania's Chadema opposition party

  11. West African leaders hold talks on Mali crisis

    Tens of thousands of Malians have called for the president to step down

  12. AKO Caine Prize: Irenosen Okojie wins with story of Grace Jones impersonator

    Her winning short story is called "Grace Jones"

  13. Assassination attempt survivor Tundu Lissu returns to Tanzania

    Lissu is a member of Tanzania's Chadema opposition party

  14. Caine Prize 2020: British-Nigerian author Irenosen Okojie

    "Grace Jones" by writer Irenosen Okojie was among the shortlisted stories

  15. Uganda records first Covid-19 death

    A 34-year-old woman has died

  16. Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa dies at 81

    He is survived by a widow Anna and two sons

  17. Bahjat the Libyan rising star

    Bahjat talks about what inspired him to write songs

  18. Caine Prize 2020: Rwandan-born Namibian writer Rémy Ngamije

    "Neighbourhood watch" by Rémy Ngamije is among the five shortlisted stories

  19. West African leaders head to Mali to mediate crisis

    12 people have been killed in violent clashes between protesters and police

  20. Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu

    "What to do when Your child brings home a Mami Wata" is one of the shortlisted stories

  21. Kenya’s flower industry in full bloom

    There has been a rebound of over 80% in sales

  22. Madagascar: tensions over Covid-19 crisis management

    There are over 7,500 coronavirus cases in Madagascar

  23. Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Jowhor Ile

    "Fishermen's Stew" by Jowhor Ile is one of the shortlisted stories

  24. Anger in Egypt over Ethiopia dam dispute

    A new virtual mini-summit to find a solution is being organised by South Africa

  25. Sudan: Bashir's trial over 1989 coup begins

    Omar al-Bashir was overthrown last year.

  26. A new handbook for medical diagnoses on darker skin tones

    Medical books often use light-skinned models as examples

  27. Caine Prize 2020: Tanzanian writer Erica Sugo Anyadike

    “How to Marry an African President" is one of the shortlisted stories

  28. The campaign for free medical examinations for rape survivors

    Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebrese is lobbying the government

  29. Zindzi Mandela’s funeral

    Zindzi Mandela was the last born daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela

  30. Concern over a new Ebola outbreak in DRC Congo

    The government is racing to contain Ebola outbreak in western DR Congo

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