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Focus on Africa Episodes

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    The difficulty of intra-African travel

    Find out why it’s still so hard and costly for Africans to travel within Africa

  2. The death of Rebecca Cheptegei

    Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being doused in petrol and set on fire

  3. The COP26 climate change summit has started in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

    What can Africa really achieve at the COP26 climate change summit?

  4. The Challenges Of Botswana’s New President

    The country is one of Africa's best performing economies, but unemployment is still high.

  5. The case against Rwanda

    The Democratic Republic of Congo files a case against Rwanda

  6. The campaign for free medical examinations for rape survivors

    Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebrese is lobbying the government

  7. The bitter side of vanilla trade

    In Madagascar, people caught stealing vanilla pods face tough prison sentences

  8. The AU's special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo holds talks in Ethiopia

    The former Nigerian president has met with Tigray officials as he tries to broker peace

  9. The AU Summit Deliberates Corruption

    Plus how to fight extremism, peace and security and migration.

  10. The Arab-Israeli conflict: Africa's reaction

    The recent developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict. How is Africa reacting?

  11. The ANC in South Africa has a new leader

    The ANC in South Africa has a new leader and outrage in Ghana over a sexual assault

  12. The African Union suspends Mali and threatens sanctions

    In a statement, the AU called for a return to civilian government in Mali

  13. The African Union pledges focus on refugees and IDPs

    AU ends Summit in Addis Ababa focusing on refugees and Egypt's president is new chair.

  14. The African response to the invasion of Ukraine

    Governments across the continent have been speaking out

  15. The abduction of children in South Sudan

    Why are over one thousand children still missing in Pibor, South Sudan?

  16. The ‘outsiders’ facing hostility in Kenya refugee camps

    Kenya’s order for refugee camps to close raises greater fears among LGBT refugees

  17. Tensions Rise In Cameroon As Authorities Crackdown On Anglophone Communities

    English-speaking regions of Cameroon face clampdown as military is deployed.

  18. Tensions rise between Ethiopia, Egypt and Somalia

    Ethiopia grows concerned over a military pact between Egypt and Somalia

  19. Tensions rise between Ethiopia and Sudan

    Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa

  20. Tension rises in The Gambia as president Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down

    Citizens and tourists are leaving the country

  21. Tension on Guinea and Sierra Leone border

    Guinean troops fire shots in the disputed town of Yenga on the border with Sierra Leone

  22. Tension and unrest in Tunisia

    A day of clashes in Tunisia as protestors demand jobs and fairer wealth distribution

  23. Teargas fired in Kampala over the arrest of MP Bobi Wine

    Demonstrators are burning tyres, throwing stones and erecting roadblocks.

  24. Tax evasion costing African countries billions

    African countries are losing billions of dollars due to illicit financial flows

  25. Tanzanians go to the polls

    Voting has ended in Tanzania's election where 15 candidates are running for president

  26. Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel prize

    Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for Literature for his portrayal of colonialism

  27. Tanzanian scientist wins AU prize

    Professor Hulda Swai won the award for her work in life sciences and bio-engineering

  28. Tanzanian schools welcome back pregnant students

    Students who have carried a pregnancy are allowed in class following the lifting of a ban

  29. Tanzanian politicians jailed for ‘defaming the president’

    Two politicians join a list of individuals charged for criticising the government.

  30. Tanzanian nuns and clerics dying 'with Covid symptoms'

    Nearly 100 hundred clergy have died with ‘covid symptoms’ Tanzania’s Catholic Church says

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