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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Urgent global calls for an Ethiopia ceasefire

    There is rising alarm in diplomatic and humanitarian circles about the Tigrayan conflict

  2. Nigerian lecturers suspend eight-month strike

    Lecturers in Nigeria’s universities have agreed to resume lessons after being on strike

  3. IMF works much more collaboratively, says Africa Director

    Abebe Aemro Selassie, says IMF works in partnership with nations

  4. IMF Africa Director on Africa’s economic storm

    Abebe Aemro Selassie, says African nations have been hit harder than expected

  5. 13/10/2022 GMT

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

  6. 13/10/2022 GMT

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

  7. 13/10/2022 GMT

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

  8. Ebola case confirmed in Uganda's capital Kampala

    An Ebola patient has died at a hospital in Uganda's capital, say health authorities

  9. First Ebola death recorded in Ugandan capital

    An Ebola patient has died at a hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan health ministry says

  10. Atrocities continue in northern Ethiopia

    Both sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict have been accused of crimes against civilians

  11. Africa’s climate activists struggle to attend COP27

    Young campaigners want a voice at the global climate summit next month

  12. Lesotho’s incoming prime minister vows change

    Lesotho’s new coalition government says reforms are coming

  13. Lesotho’s new prime minister promises reforms

    Sam Matekane outlines his plans to revive the country’s economy

  14. New party in Lesotho wins most seats in election

    The party of Lesotho diamond magnate Sam Matekane has won 56 seats

  15. Chad's military ruler General Déby extends stay in power

    Chad's military ruler General Mahamat Déby has inauguration ceremony

  16. Ethiopia: Peace talks postponed, while fighting intensifies

    AU-led peace talks between Ethiopia’s warring factions did not go ahead as planned

  17. African free trade area lifts off

    The first consignments of goods under the plan have been despatched

  18. Flash flooding worsens in Sudan

    A humanitarian crisis has unfolded in recent months

  19. Voters go to the polls in Lesotho

    The parliamentary elections come after multiple political crises

  20. Should Liberia set up a war crimes court?

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission said such a body should be created

  21. Five years of insurgency in Mozambique

    Militants first attacked in Cabo Delgado province in October 2017

  22. The Gambia: WHO says cough syrups could be linked to child deaths

    The World Health Organization has issued a global alert over the medicines

  23. Somalia on the brink of famine

    The government is calling for more assistance from the international community

  24. Somalia calls for urgent famine assistance

    The government says countries responsible for climate change should pay

  25. Ethiopia government agrees to AU peace talks

    The African Union has invited both sides of the conflict to negotiations in South Africa

  26. Ugandan president’s son loses army role after Twitter spree

    Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been replaced as commander of Uganda's land forces

  27. Neighbour rescues 13 Zambian women held for six months

    The 13 women had been abducted by unknown people in Zambia and held for ransom

  28. Why has Kenya lifted ban on genetically modified crops?

    Kenya’s government has reversed a ban and says GM crops will now be allowed

  29. Burkina Faso: Col Ibrahim Traore assumes power

    An ECOWAS delegation has arrived in the capital following the weekend’s coup

  30. Somalia: Suicide bombings after al-Shabab leader killed

    Two blasts hit the town of Beledweyne, killing at least four

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