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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Tunisian factory chooses lockdown to produce protective gear against Covid-19

    150 workers secluded themselves in the factory as a ‘patriotic gesture’

  2. Major African lending bank offers $3 billion to struggling governments

    The bank is offering the package to governments feeling the economic pinch of coronavirus

  3. Cameroon rebels declare coronavirus ceasefire

    A separatist militia in Cameroon is to down its weapons for a fortnight

  4. South Africans prepare for 3-week lockdown due to Covid-19

    South Africa prepares to go into a 21-day nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus

  5. Somalia to save billions of US dollars in debt relief

    World Bank and IMF say Somalia had taken the necessary steps to qualify for debt relief

  6. Lagos to shut businesses over Covid19 pandemic

    Lagos announces the closure of open markets, restaurants, and courts

  7. Boko Haram kills 92 Chadian soldiers

    Chad President says it's the deadliest attack in the past five years

  8. Tokyo 2020: Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed

    The event will now take place "no later than summer 2021"

  9. African saxophone legend - Manu Dibango dies of Covid-19

    He is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19

  10. 64 dead stowaways found in Mozambique

    Authorities suspect the victims died of asphyxiation

  11. Coronavirus: SA President announces three-week lockdown

    Cyril Ramaphosa says the country must do everything in its means to stop coronavirus

  12. Ghana legalises use of medicinal cannabis

    The bill allows growth and consumption of medicinal cannabis

  13. Mozambique jihadists seize key town in Cabo Delgado

    This is the first time Mozambican jihadists have attacked a major town

  14. 22/03/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  15. 21/03/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  16. Coronavirus: Ugandan government forces people to pay for their own quarantine

    Controversy as government imposes quarantines on travellers from 'high risk’ areas

  17. Tunisia to go into coronavirus lockdown

    Tunisia in lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus, the president has announced

  18. Guinea to suffer internet blackouts ahead of vote

    The country’s internet and phone services are set to be disrupted ahead of two key polls

  19. Sierra Leone: President speaks on preparedness for Covid-19

    The country's government has been preparing for an eventual arrival of the deadly virus

  20. Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing doctor dies

    The celebrated gynaecologist and Ethiopian national hero, has died aged 96.

  21. Malawi's main opposition parties join forces to take on government

    Tens of thousands of people gathered to witness the signing of an alliance

  22. Lessons from Sierra Leone in the fight against Covid-19

    The country's response to lack of clean water during the Ebola outbreak may prove helpful

  23. Facebook announces fact-checking pilot in Nigeria to curb spread of fake news about Covid-19

    It will use its WhatsApp app to help researchers gather and respond to misinformation

  24. Coronavirus: Sharp rise in virus cases as West Africa records first death

    A diabetic dies in Burkina Faso as South Africa's figures jump to more than 115

  25. Coronavirus: Ethiopia announces its sixth case

    The government has now banned all public events and closed schools to curtail the spread

  26. Nigerian doctors go on strike amid coronavirus

    Abuja medics say it was a 'difficult decision'

  27. Coronavirus: Kenyan financial institutions waive transaction fees on cashless payments

    Banks and mobile money services are temporarily waiving fees to reduce handling of cash

  28. Egypt experiences worst flooding in 35 years

    Heavy storms and widespread flooding over the weekend killed more than twenty people

  29. Coronavirus: African cases double in past two days

    Dr Michel Yao, Emergency Response Programme Manager at WHO Africa, answers your concerns

  30. Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools and bans gatherings

    President Nana Akufo-Addo said the new measures are "in the interest of public safety"

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