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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Cyclone Idai: 'Sense of unity' at Mozambican aid centre

    Aid agencies say reaching those in need is a challenge

  2. Cyclone Idai continues to devastate across southern Africa

    It's feared that up to 1000 people may have been killed in Mozambique alone

  3. Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar

    The cyclone has damaged buildings and caused power cuts and flooding in Madagascar

  4. Cyclone Freddy kills dozens in Malawi

    The government in Lilongwe has declared a state of emergency

  5. Curfew imposed in Nigeria’s Zamfara state

    The curfew was imposed in Jangebe after reunion for abducted girls turned violent

  6. Curfew after inmates escape in Liberia jailbreak

    In Liberia’s Maryland County, at least 90 prisoners escaped during protests in the city

  7. Crowd crush tragedy at Asake concert

    20-year-old Karen Lojore dies after a crowd crush at a Nairobi concert.

  8. Covid: South African hospitals under pressure

    South African hospitals are overwhelmed as Covid-19 cases soar

  9. Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

    South Africa's president urges everyone to get vaccinated

  10. Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

    Africa currently has the lowest uptake of Covid vaccines in the world

  11. Covid-19: South African scientists have detected a new variant

    The new C1.2 variant has been found in all of South Africa’s nine provinces

  12. Covid-19 in Tanzania: Zanzibar begins vaccination rollout

    Health workers to take the jab first, with plans for extending the vaccination campaign

  13. Covid Vaccines: South Africa "bullied" into paying more

    Was South Africa bullied into paying more for Covid vaccines during the pandemic?

  14. COVID Indian variant in Uganda: What we know so far

    A new COVID variant first discovered in India was detected in Uganda yesterday

  15. Court suspends ban on Kenya TV shutdown

    TV stations remain closed despite court order to government to switch them back on.

  16. Court blocks Kenyan president's bid to change constitution

    Kenya's Supreme Court rejects constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta

  17. Court affirms Ruto victory in Kenya

    Kenya's Supreme Court upholds the results of the country's presidential election

  18. Coup Attempt Foiled in Equatorial Guinea

    Details emerge of foreign mercenaries detained planning a coup in Equatorial Guinea.

  19. Could President Ramaposa be impeached?

    What's next for President Ramaphosa after an impeachment process has been revived

  20. Could President Ramaphosa be impeached?

    What's next for President Ramaphosa after an impeachment process has been revived

  21. Could Nigeria’s elections be postponed?

    The electoral commission has warned that insecurity might undermine the polls

  22. Could Nigeria Offer Yahya Jammeh Asylum?

    Heads of state hope to convince Gambian president to step down after electoral defeat.

  23. Could new EU environmental rules shut African crops out of European markets?

    African farmers voice concern that EU deforestation rules are too expensive to implement

  24. Coronavirus: Wuhan rescue plane flies from South Africa

    At least 120 South African nationals have been stranded in the Chinese city since January

  25. Coronavirus: What's life like for Africans inside Italy and Iran?

    We hear from some Africans caught up in the state of emergency.

  26. Coronavirus: what we know about the 'Omicron' variant

    First studies show it spreads faster, but WHO says it needs 'weeks' to assess its danger.

  27. Coronavirus: Should Africa be concerned?

    Considering the continent's growing business tie with China

  28. Coronavirus: Sharp rise in virus cases as West Africa records first death

    A diabetic dies in Burkina Faso as South Africa's confirmed cases jump to more than 115

  29. Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah pilgrimage

    The suspension of the pilgrimage to Mecca is due to fears over coronavirus

  30. Coronavirus: Nigerian doctors go on "indefinite strike" amid outbreak

    Doctors in Abuja cite delayed pay and unsafe working conditions as the reasons

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