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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Attacks on African Christians increase

    BBC Monitoring has tracked a rise in Islamist attacks against Christians

  2. Ethiopia: Will peace lead to justice?

    The head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission discusses transitional justice

  3. Have 600,000 people died in Ethiopia’s Tigray war?

    African Union mediator Olusegun Obasanjo made the estimate but other experts aren’t sure

  4. 13/01/2023 GMT

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

  5. Who determines the 'power' of passports?

    The annual passport rankings are out, with 10 African countries in the top 100

  6. M23 say they will withdraw from parts of the DRC

    M23 rebels say they will withdraw from parts of the DRC

  7. Pregnant policewomen can now keep their jobs in Nigeria

    A judge in Nigeria rules that sacking policewomen for being pregnant goes against the law

  8. The Egyptian Pound takes a nosedive

    The Egyptian economy is in trouble as the currency plummets

  9. Somalia's president calls for fight against Al Shabaab

    President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia urges his people to take up arms

  10. Liberian commander seeks to overturn war crimes verdict

    Alieu Kosiah was convicted on 22 counts by a court in Switzerland

  11. Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

    It lasted four months and killed more than 50 people

  12. Tigray rebels give up their weapons

    Disarmament is one condition of November’s peace deal

  13. Malawi President orders that sign language be used at all official functions

    President Chakwera of Malawi orders that sign language be used at all official functions

  14. Nigeria’s elections body says insecurity could prevent polls

    Nigeria’s elections body says insecurity could prevent forthcoming polls

  15. Rwanda says it can no longer host DRC refugees

    Rwanda’s President Kagame says he can no longer host DRC refugees

  16. Police investigate assault on Zimbabwe opposition supporters

    A video has circulated on social media showing the alleged assault

  17. Passengers denied flights from Tigray

    Passengers told the BBC they were restricted from flying to Addis Ababa

  18. Gunmen abduct 32 people in Nigeria’s Edo state

    Among those taken were station staff and passengers waiting for a train

  19. What is Africa’s security outlook for 2023?

    We look at the some of the key security issues affecting parts of the continent

  20. Police investigate death of Kenyan LGBTQ activist

    Rights groups are linking the motive to his sexuality

  21. Somaliland troops withdraw from disputed town

    Their withdrawal comes after days of unrest

  22. Zambia suffers nationwide power cuts

    Zambia is facing 12-hour electricity blackouts due to low water levels in the Kariba dam

  23. Guest editor: Ire Aderinokun

    Nigerian web developer and Equality campaigner, guest edits this edition

  24. Kenya’s president addresses issue of police brutality

    Kenya’s President Ruto says he will "close chapter" on extrajudicial killings by police

  25. Five killed in attack near Mali capital

    Attacks are rare in this area of the country

  26. What is Africa’s 2023 economic outlook?

    Amid a cost-of-living crisis, we look at Africa’s 2023 economic prospects

  27. Malawi release report on anti-corruption chief arrest

    The Director General of Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau was arrested in December

  28. Soldier kills colleagues in Somalia

    The soldier was serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia

  29. Guest editor: Professor Thuli Madonsela

    She was South Africa's first female public protector

  30. Twenty eight bodies found in Burkina Faso

    Twenty eight bodies found in north-west Burkina Faso

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