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Focus on Africa Episodes

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    Is the political end nigh for Cyril Ramaphosa?

    The ANC's executive meets to consider President Ramaphosa's political future

  2. Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

    Zambia's former foreign minister Joseph Malanji and a co-accused are given prison terms

  3. Is the internet dividing men and women?

    Toxic ideas about love, dating, and gender roles are thriving in online communities

  4. Is the church in Kenya too close to the government?

    Is closeness of Kenya's church to politicians affecting its ability to call them out?

  5. Is South Sudan ready for power-sharing?

    South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival Riek Machar give rare joint statement

  6. Is South Sudan edging back to civil war?

    South Sudan crisis: Fears of a return to civil war following  barrel bombs attacks

  7. Is South Africa's third largest party EFF a viable alternative to ANC?

    President Zuma expected to be replaced as leader of the ANC after serving two terms

  8. Is Rwanda’s Duty Free Status For Clothes Exports To US Threatened?

    A deadline given by the US to Rwanda over a trade deal expires today.

  9. Is Rwanda planning to attack Burundi ?

    Burundi's President Ndayishimiye alleges that Rwanda plans to attack his country

  10. Is press freedom declining in the Seychelles?

    Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders says press freedom in Seychelles has declined

  11. Is peace ever possible in DR Congo?

    Tension once again flares in DR Congo, following a largely unobserved truce

  12. Is Nigeria’s abduction crisis spreading south?

    A number of students at Abia State University in southern Nigeria have been kidnapped

  13. Is Nigeria ready for presidential elections?

    With millions set to vote in Africa's most populous country, we ask if Nigeria is ready?

  14. Is Niger being treated unfairly?

    The prime minister of Niger’s ruling military junta says Niger is treated unfairly

  15. Is Morocco hosting the IMF meeting only symbolic?

    The IMF and World Bank annual summit is being held in Africa. What's on the agenda?

  16. Is laxity behind  schools fires in Kenya?

    At least 21 children died in a fire at a boarding school in central Kenya last week.

  17. Is Kenya still on course to deploy police officers to Haiti?

    The first group of 200 Kenyan police officers is expected to arrive in Haiti in May.

  18. Is Joice Mujuru the best person to lead Zimbabwe?

    Zimbabwe's former vice President Joice Mujuru on past difficulties and future plans

  19. Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?

    With growing insecurity in West Africa, is Ivory Coast under threat from jihadist groups?

  20. Is it legal to detain children in Nigeria?

    Nigerian authorities have dropped treason and other charges against more than 30 children

  21. Is it a good Christmas for Ghana's cocoa farmers?

    Are cocoa farmers benefiting from a rise in Chocolate sales?

  22. Is ISIS tightening its grip on Mozambique?

    Over the past year Mozambique has been the target of attacks of ISIS' regional offshoot

  23. Is Ghana heading for a hung parliament?

    Ghana's election a close run race

  24. Is Ghana allowing child marriages?

    Viral images of a 63 year old priest marrying an underage girl causes outrage in Ghana

  25. Is Gambia's Former President Still Pulling The Strings?

    Is ex-president Yahyah Jammeh meddling in Gambia's affairs from Equatorial Guinea?

  26. Is Facebook losing its appeal in Africa?

    Facebook celebrates 20th years on Sunday. What do Africans think about the platform?

  27. Is Ethiopia to blame for deaths of MSF staff in Tigray?

    Were Ethiopian government forces responsible for the deaths of MSF workers in Tigray?

  28. Is Ethiopia on the brink of civil war?

    PM Abiy Ahmed vows to continue a military offensive in the northern state of Tigray

  29. Is Ethiopia involved in Sudan war?

    Sudan’s military government accuses Ethiopia and UAE after Khartoum airport drone strike

  30. Is Egypt reasserting its influence in Africa?

    A rare conversation with Egypt's Foreign Minister about Sudan War and the Ethiopia dam

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