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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Only fully vaccinated to travel in to Ghana

    Ghana's health authorities say most Covid-19 infection cases are among unvaccinated

  2. Benin opposition leader in court on terrorism charges

    The lawyer of Reckya Madougou says the trial is politically motivated.

  3. Kenya police recruits brag: 'We are the bad ones'

    Many Kenyans have voiced concerns over the video

  4. The Tanzanian publishers promoting Kiswahili culture

    Father Walter Bgoya and son Mkuki Bgoya both run publishing house Mkuki na Nyota

  5. Mali: Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry

    Rising insecurity and the socio-economic impact of coronavirus have worsened the crisis

  6. Nigerian entrepreneur’s clean fuel stove given ‘gender’ award

    Okey Esse picked up the Gender Lens Impact Investing Award for his smokeless powerstove

  7. Several passengers burnt to death in Nigeria bus attack

    The bus was attacked by gunmen in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto

  8. More than 100 killed in Sudan's West Darfur clashes

    Ethnic clashes between Arab tribesmen and non-Arab Masalit fighters have been ongoing

  9. Three-quarters of prisoners in Nigeria await trial

    At least 74% of prisoners in Nigeria are suspects awaiting trial, Interior Minister

  10. Zambia: 100 days of Hichilema's Presidency

    A look at what Zambians think of the first 100 days of President Hakainde Hichilema

  11. Burundi prison fire kills at least 38 in Gitega

    At least 38 people have died in a fire that tore through a prison in Burundi.

  12. 06/12/2021 GMT

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

  13. Gambia's President Barrow wins second term

    The incumbent won 53% of the vote in the first post-Jammeh election

  14. Nigeria decries 'travel apartheid'

    The High Commissioner to London says Covid-19 travel restrictions are unhelpful

  15. The Gambia electoral campaign is 'satisfactory', says Ghana's ex-President

    John Mahama is part of a monitoring team observing the 2021 elections in The Gambia

  16. In Liberia, a 'crippling' banknotes scarcity

    Food prices have risen following the scarcity of Liberian dollars on the market

  17. Saif Gaddafi fit to run for the presidency, says Libyan Court

    The ruling overturns the electoral commission's decision to bar Saif Gaddafi's candidacy

  18. Ethiopia war: Food aid to reach wider population

    The World Food Programme hopes to expand its reach to Ethiopia's Amhara and Afar regions

  19. Botswana achieves 'milestone' in HIV prevention

    Botswana has pushed mother-to-child HIV transmission to just two per cent

  20. 'No panic' over Omicron, says South Africa Medical Association

    South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

  21. What’s driving up the price of Gambian fish?

    Fish is the main source of proteins for Gambians, but its price has risen steeply

  22. Uganda crosses in DRC in pursue of terrorists

    Ugandan army crosses into DR Congo in its pursue of terrorist group ADF

  23. In Gambia, the spectre of Jammeh looms large

    The chief of Kanilai village believes former president Jammeh 'should be let go free'

  24. Coronavirus Omicron variant disrupt business and travel

    A Zambian couple tells us how their wedding plans have been impacted by the travel ban

  25. Uganda Army want ADF 'flushed out of their hideouts'

    Brigadier General Byekwaso confirms air strikes on undisclosed ADF position

  26. Sudan demos keep pressure on al-Burhan

    Demonstrators defy teargas and gunshots to protest against the military leadership

  27. DR Congo data leak: Millions transferred to Joseph Kabila allies

    Mr Kabila was president at the time of the bank transfers.

  28. Botswana court upholds ruling decriminalising gay sex

    The ruling struck off two sections of the penal code that had outlawed homosexuality

  29. How worrying is the new Covid variant for Africa?

    There are more than thirty mutations in the spike of this new variant

  30. Omicron: Mutations prompt new coronavirus variant concern from WHO

    Several countries banned travel from southern Africa on Thursday

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