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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. African Union summit to discuss spread of insecurity

    The annual meeting in Addis Ababa is unlikely to discuss the Ethiopian civil war

  2. South Africa's new Covid-19 jab

    Afrigen Biologics's new jab is built using publicly available data of the Moderna vaccine

  3. ECOWAS sets out conditions for coup leaders in the region

    Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are currently under military rule following coups.

  4. Machete attack kills at least 50 people in DR Congo

    The attack was carried out at an IDP camp in Ituri province

  5. ECOWAS calls for the release of Burkina Faso's President

    ECOWAS meets to discuss a response to the recent string of coups that have hit the region

  6. 02/02/2022 GMT

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

  7. Calm returns to Bissau

    Things are calm in the streets of Guinea-Bissau

  8. Guinea-Bissau: The day after the attack

    All is calm on the streets of the capital. But for how long?

  9. 01/02/2022 GMT

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

  10. Guinea-Bissau president detained by gunmen - journalist

    It has not been possible to independently verify this allegation

  11. Mauritius braces for tropical cyclone Batsirai

    People are taking precautions and being told not to venture out to sea

  12. Mali junta tells France Ambassador to leave

    Army leaders were outraged by France's Foreign Minister describing them as 'illegitimate'

  13. Democratic Republic of Congo builds deep seaport

    The project seeks to boost local and international trade

  14. Burkina Faso suspended by regional body over coup

    Ecowas has sent a delegation to the capital Ouagadougou

  15. African countries commit to end Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Rwanda, Nigeria and Tanzania among countries committed to ending NTD by 2030

  16. Liberian ex-defence minister barred from Senate

    Former minister Brownie Samukai to be jailed for two years over a corruption case

  17. ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso following coup

    ECOWAS' response follows a call from military coup leaders for international support

  18. EU/AU summit concludes in Brussels

    The city played host to more than 40 African leaders

  19. Malawi declares Africa's first wild polio case in years

    Polio can only be prevented through immunisation

  20. Six African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

    Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will get the technology

  21. 26/01/2022 GMT

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

  22. 26/01/2022 GMT

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

  23. First Red Cross aid reaches Tigray in five months

    The air shipment, which included essential drugs, arrived in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle

  24. Ugandan economy fully reopens after two years

    Ugandan economy fully reopens after two years

  25. 25/01/2022 GMT

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

  26. Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré

    Some people in the capital, Ouagadougou, came out in support of the soldiers

  27. Burkina Faso's army announces military takeover

    The announcement was made on state television by an army officer

  28. Burkina Faso military says it has seized power

    The announcement was made on state television by an army officer

  29. Is Burkina Faso in the midst of a military coup?

    After gunfire is heard in the capital, President Roch Kaboré's whereabouts are unclear

  30. Evidence of Somali troops fighting in Ethiopia

    It’s alleged they were embedded with Eritrean forces in the early months of the war

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