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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Cameroon's 'national dialogue' on crisis in anglophone regions

    Why are some political leaders not at President Biya's national dialogue?

  2. African-made device gives premature babies fighting chance of survival

    Current baby mortality rates are higher in Africa than in many other parts of the world

  3. DR Congo: Ebola survivor milestone passed

    The 1,000th person to be cured of DRC Ebola outbreak returns home

  4. Does African art belong in Africa?

    African art in vogue: Meet one wealthy collector showcasing his fine collection in Europe

  5. Betting firm SportPesa sacks 400 Kenyan staff

    Hundreds left jobless after Kenya's top Sports betting firms closed their businesses

  6. Nigeria and South Africa: Leaders meet in show of solidarity

    Buhari has met Ramaphosa in the wake of recent xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg

  7. Animal welfare campaigners oppose live stock shipment

    South African animal welfare campaigners protest against a shipment of sheep

  8. Cameroon's national conference highlights divisions

    Divisions between English-speaking separatists and the central government emerged

  9. Nigeria's President Buhari to meet South Africa's Ramaphosa

    President Buhari is travelling to South Africa for a state visit

  10. Ghana publishes sexuality education guidelines

    The curriculum, aimed at 4 to 24-year-old students, has sparked controversy

  11. Huge sandstorms sweep Tanzania

    Strong winds sweep through East Africa, uprooting trees and blowing roofs off houses

  12. Moroccan journalist jailed on abortion charges

    A woman has been jailed for having sex outside marriage and having procured an abortion

  13. Al-Shabab militants attack US training base

    Jihadists have attacked a military base where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia

  14. Kenya retires old banknote to help stem corruption

    Kenyans were given four months to hand in old 1,000 shilling notes to the banks

  15. Pregnant women freed from Lagos 'baby factories'

    Nigerian police say the 19 women had been abducted and raped

  16. 29/09/2019 GMT

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

  17. 28/09/2019 GMT

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

  18. Nigeria police rescue 'house of horrors' captives

    More than 300 people, mostly children were found in chains in Kaduna, northern Nigeria

  19. Sudan's new prime minister promises reforms

    Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok took office just a month ago following the civil uprising

  20. People in chains freed from Nigeria 'torture house'

    More than 300 people, mostly children have been found in chains in Nigeria's Kaduna

  21. Kenya's baby boxes for new mothers

    The baby boxes are promoted as a safe alternative to standard cots and baskets

  22. Malawi court lifts ban on phone-in shows

    Malawi's High Court has lifted a three month ban against radio phone-in programmes

  23. Many feared dead in Chad gold mine landslide

    The mine in northwestern Chad collapsed on Tuesday, according to the defence minister

  24. Sierra Leone building collapses trapping people under rubble

    The building that was under construction collapsed in the country's second biggest city

  25. Why does female representation matter in politics?

    Two female journalists from Somalia and Sudan discuss women's political participation

  26. Algeria sentences ex-president's brother to 15 years

    Said Bouteflika was accused of conspiring against the state

  27. The Malawian radio show that helped girls gain access to education

    How the listeners of a Malawian radio show took action to help girls get to school

  28. Former Netflix director: 'More accurate representation needed of African women in film'

    Funa Maduka discusses how African women are and should be represented in the media

  29. Isha Sesay explores the growing power of African women's voices

    Our guest presenter asks: Does the media need to do more to amplify women’s voices?

  30. Two sisters become soldiers for different countries

    The two sisters fled from rebels at the height of the war in Sierra Leone

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