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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 30/03/2019 GMT

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

  2. Somali model makes Vogue history

    Ikram Omar is one of the first hijabi women to grace the cover of Vogue magazine

  3. Kenya: Lawyers advocate for prisoner's rights

    They demand an increase in prisoners work pay rate

  4. Boeing sued over Ethiopian Airlines crash

    It's the first lawsuit since the incident where all 157 passengers on board perished

  5. Libya has over 670,000 migrants according to UNHCR

    Many face terrible danger and appalling living conditions

  6. How a village in rural South Africa is 'bridging the internet gap'

    Mankosi village has built it's own Wi-Fi to make internet access more affordable

  7. Migrants hijacked ship after being told they would be returned to Libya

    They are said to have told the captain to head north towards Europe instead

  8. Algeria ruling party backs president's removal

    The FLN, has backed calls to declare the ailing president unfit to rule

  9. Archbishop Sentamu leads special commission to investigate the activities of oil companies in Nigeria

    The Government of oil producing Bayelsa state set up the commission

  10. Cyclone Idai: The aftermath

    Fear of cholera outbreak with over 2000 cases of diarrhoea recorded

  11. Mozambique: Thousands displaced in Beira since Cyclone Idai hit

    More than 750 people are known to have died in the city in under two weeks

  12. Why are West Africa’s fish disappearing?

    Sierra Leone has one of the world's most fertile ecosystems – but it’s being depleted

  13. Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    The army’s chief of staff asserts that the president is medically unfit to rule

  14. Kenyan secondary school teacher wins 2019 Global Teacher Award

    A member of the Franciscan religious order, Brother Peter teaches Maths and Physics.

  15. Kenya: Over a million people face famine in Turkana region

    The drought has now put more than a million Kenyans at risk

  16. DR Congo: Concern rises as Ebola cases reach 1000 for the first time

    Over 600 people have died since the outbreak was declared in August 2018

  17. 24/03/2019 GMT

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

  18. 23/03/2019 GMT

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

  19. Kenya president's social accounts deactivated

    The government said the temporary suspension was due to "unauthorized access"

  20. Concern for cyclone survivors grows

    Over a week after the cyclone hit, thousands are still missing

  21. Africans in Christchurch join remembrance prayers

    One week on from the deadly mosque attacks, remembrance prayers are held in Christchurch

  22. Cyclone Idai: Flood area covers 3,000 sq km

    Entire villages have been destroyed and 100,000 people remain completely cut off

  23. World Poetry Day: You share your favourite African poets

    We hear from some of you about what poetry means to you

  24. Burundi detains girls for scribbling on president's photo

    Three teenagers await trial for doodling on President Nkurunziza's photo on schoolbooks

  25. Cyclone Idai: India responds with three war ships to help rescue effort

    India was amongst fastest to respond to Mozambican disaster

  26. US air strikes killed Somali civilians - Amnesty

    The rights group said it had recorded 14 civilian deaths in five recent air strikes

  27. Cyclone Idai: Desperate efforts to reach survivors continue

    The UN says there is a "massive disaster" unfolding in south east Africa

  28. Nigeria to prosecute parents of out-of-school children

    Many parents complain they lack the money to send their children school

  29. Cyclone Idai 'could be worst-ever south of equator'

    Widespread flooding and devastation is affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

  30. Kenyan anger over Turkana 'starvation' being ignored

    The Kenyan government has said more than 1.1 million people are facing food shortages

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