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  1. Ethiopian PM said he 'tried to avoid' Tigray war

    The PM announced a military operation against the Tigray region on Wednesday

  2. The Gambian entrepreneur producing his own chocolate

    Fady Hocheimy taught himself how to make chocolate

  3. Tanzania's president sworn in after disputed poll

    Mr Magufuli won 84% of the vote, in a poll rejected by the opposition as fraudulent

  4. Tigray crisis: Why are there fears of civil war in Ethiopia

    The Tigray election held in defiance of the federal government heightened tensions

  5. Talking race and the 2020 US election

    Leonardo and Zweli founded what's said to be the country's first Zimbabwean restaurant

  6. Bars and clubs to close as Kenya goes into lockdown again

    The coronavirus death toll in Kenya has now surpassed 1,000

  7. Ethiopian PM declares state of emergency in Tigray

    Abiy Ahmed has accused Tigray's local government of attacking federal troops

  8. Liberia's money shortage

    There has been no official explanation for the shortage of Liberian Dollars

  9. Allegations of police brutality in Nigeria's Rivers State

    Focus on Africa speaks to Ken Henshaw from the local NGO We the People

  10. Ivory Coast: President Alassane Ouattara re-elected with 94% of the vote

    Many opposition figures boycotted the vote as the incumbent ran for a third term

  11. Ethiopia 'takes action' after Oromia civilians killed

    Resident said dozens had been rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen

  12. 'Fear and anxiety' marred Ivory Coast poll – observers

    The opposition boycotted the election because President Ouattara is seeking a third term

  13. Tanzania elections: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe arrested

    The Chadema party allege that ballot boxes were tampered with during Wednesday's election

  14. Ghana activists push government to rescue maids from Lebanon

    The Middle East is a popular destination for some African women who seek work as maids

  15. 18 year prison sentence for Westgate Mall attackers

    At least 67 people died in the assault by al-Shabab militants

  16. Tanzania's ruling party wins 99% of seats so far

    There are 264 constituencies in total

  17. Hundreds arrested in Angolan protests are due to face mass trial

    At least 100 people have been arrested following violent anti-government protests

  18. Zanzibar elects new president

    Hussein Mwinyi is the son of a former president from the same political party

  19. Tanzanian opposition 'won't accept poll results'

    There have been concerns over the credibility of the election results

  20. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala favourite to become head of WTO

    If appointed Dr Okonjo-Iweala will be the first African and first woman to hold the role.

  21. WHO says ‘dramatic rise’ in coronavirus cases in Kenya

    The World Health Organisation say the country reported 4,594 new cases in the past week.

  22. Tanzanians vote in presidential election

    Around 29 million people are registered to vote in presidential and parliamentary polls

  23. Togo: Pastors keen to reopen churches after easing of coronavirus restrictions

    A group of pastors are calling on the authorities to let them reopen their churches.

  24. Nigeria: Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution has begun.

    The panel will investigate human rights abuses by SARS members

  25. Zanzibar presidential candidate 'arrested' as voting begins

    The main opposition party ACT Wazalendo say Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has been detained.

  26. Seychelles opposition wins power after 43 years

    Anglican priest Wavel Ramkalawan defeated President Danny Faure

  27. Protesters march in Yaoundé against Saturday's school shooting

    Seven children were killed in a school on Saturday

  28. Nigerian team investigating police brutality begins work

    The panel was set up by the Federal Executive Council

  29. Sudan to normalise ties with Israel

    It comes weeks after similar moves by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

  30. Nigeria: Protesters give their reaction to President Buhari speech

    The president called for an end to the #EndSARS protests across the country

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