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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. US to start curbing 'birth tourism'

    New rules will deter pregnant women from travelling to the US to give birth

  2. Living in the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak

    An African student talks about life in lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan

  3. Locust swarms may trigger conflict, says FAO

    Crop degradation caused by "devastating" locust swarms may trigger conflict, says FAO

  4. 'I am yet to make a decision'

    Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on whether he will stand for a third term

  5. The Gambian who fought for Rohingya victims

    Abubacarr Tambadou's actions brought Aung San Suu Kyi to The Hague

  6. China coronavirus: Should Africa be concerned?

    As the continent's business tie with China continue to grow strong

  7. The diet that helped Uganda's President Museveni shed 30kg

    The 75-year-old leader spoke about weight issues

  8. Kenyan teachers 'traumatised' by constant al-Shabab attack

    Six people including teachers and students were killed recently in the Garissa region

  9. Nigerian slangs listed in Oxford English Dictionary

    Including some words which were previously non-grammatical

  10. France to deploy new special forces to Mali

    Amid protests against international forces in the country

  11. Relief in Tanzania over mobile phone block

    Despite government ban of unregistered SIM cards

  12. Several injured at Ethiopia's Timket festival

    After a wooden stand collapsed during the Orthodox Christian celebration

  13. Tanzania to switch off unregistered Sim cards

    As part of measures for a new biometric system

  14. UK-Africa economic summit

    What could Brexit mean for Africa?

  15. How Africa's richest woman 'ripped off her country'

    Leaked documents reveal how Isabel dos Santos made her fortune in Angola

  16. 19/01/2020 GMT

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

  17. 18/01/2020 GMT

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

  18. Why Sepsis cause more death than cancer

    And why it is hard to spot

  19. Lesotho Prime Minister Thabane 'to resign'

    No reasons have been given for his decision

  20. Australia's fires: Is climate change fanning the flames in Africa?

    Scientists say such fires could become more widespread

  21. Uganda: Trafficked 'housemaids' returned home

    Following a joint operation between Ugandan and Kenyan authorities

  22. Malawi court rules in favour of dreadlocks in schools

    Dozens of parents whose children were excluded bombard lawyer

  23. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree on Nile dam deal

    Once completed, it will be Africa’s biggest hydro-power dam with a capacity of 6,000 MW

  24. Ethiopia announces election date

    Elections to happen in August, but critics think the rainy season will affect turnout

  25. Nigeria marks 50 years since the end of the civil war

    The secessionist struggle with the self declared Republic of Biafra was bitter and brutal

  26. Liberian TV host arrested in Sierra Leone

    Media personality Henry Costa has been an outspoken critic of President Weah

  27. East Africa locust swarm threats crops

    A swarm of locusts that has wreaked havoc in east Africa has moved further south in Kenya

  28. Libya's Haftar refuses to sign ceasefire

    The ceasefire brokered by Russia had been signed by the UN-backed government

  29. Shooting reported in Sudan's capital

    There has been heavy gunfire in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum

  30. Congolese army reportedly captured ADF rebel camp in North Kivu

    The rebel ADF have been waging war in the eastern DRC for more than twenty years.

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