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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. The President of Tanzania speaks exclusively to the BBC

    An exclusive BBC interview with Tanzania's new president

  2. UN emergency relief coordinator on situation in Tigray region

    The UN's emergency relief coordinator calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Tigray

  3. 06/08/2021 GMT

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

  4. Nigerian airforce: More than seventy criminals killed

    The Nigerian airforce says it killed over seventy criminal gang members

  5. Tigrayan fighters extend the conflict into Lalibela

    Fighters in the Ethiopian province of Tigray extend the conflict into Lalibela

  6. Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed refuses to meet with USAID chief

    Samantha Power, of the US Agency for International Development, was on a trip to Ethiopia

  7. 05/08/2021 GMT

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

  8. Tigray rebels capture historic Lalibela town

    Rebels from Ethiopia's Tigray region say they have seized Lalibela in Amhara state

  9. Mozambique ex-president urges talks with armed groups

    Former Mozambican leader Joaquim Chissano says the causes of the conflict must be studied

  10. MSF stops most work in Cameroon’s North-West

    The government suspended the NGO’s operations last year

  11. 04/08/2021 GMT

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

  12. ‘Fix The Country’ protesters take to the streets in Ghana

    Demonstrations have been organised on social media, with many wearing red

  13. Ethiopia suspends two NGOs over ‘misinformation’

    The Norwegian Refugee Council and MSF’s Dutch section have been affected

  14. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  15. 03/08/2021 GMT

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

  16. Britain criticised for colonial era policies in Kenya

    The UN has criticised the UK over its policies in Kenya during the colonial era

  17. Bodies wash up in Ethiopia's Tigray region

    Bodies wash up near the border between Ethiopia and Sudan

  18. Why are Nigerian doctors on strike?

    The union accuses the government of "insincerity in implementing" a previous agreement

  19. 02/08/2021 GMT

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

  20. Zambia deploys army to curb violence ahead of polls

    Edgar Lungu, who has been president since 2015, is running for a second term

  21. Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Rebels vow to fight on until blockade ends

    The war between federal forces and the Tigray rebels is nearly nine months old

  22. Gambia’s High Court rules on overseas voters case

    The Supreme Court had initially backed plaintiffs who took the government to court

  23. 30/07/2021 GMT

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

  24. Diplomatic push to get food aid into Tigray

    Ethiopia’s government denies that it deliberately blocked aid

  25. President Kenyatta: “We produce more nurses than we can absorb”

    The president talks about the new deal allowing Kenyan nurses to work in the UK

  26. Burundi to receive Covid-19 vaccines

    Burundi will receive Covid-19 vaccines despite initial scepticism

  27. 29/07/2021 GMT

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

  28. Tunisia president says billions stolen during Ben Ali era

    President Kaïs Saïed said billions were stolen from the state coffers

  29. Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian call for more protection

    Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian hold demonstrations highlighting insecurity in camps

  30. Nigeria: Charges against Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky dismissed

    The Islamic Movement of Nigeria leader and his wife were accused of inciting violence

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