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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigeria bans Shia Muslim group

    The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has described it as a "huge joke"

  2. 28/07/2019 GMT

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

  3. 27/07/2019 GMT

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

  4. Fifa bans former Sierra Leone FA official

    For violating the organisation's Code of Ethics

  5. Kenya to include 'intersex' on its census form

    As part of efforts to gather data on the number of intersex people in the country

  6. Tanzania's $3bn hydro plant construction begins

    President Magufuli is expected to lay the foundation stone today

  7. UNHCR say the number of confirmed deaths on Libya to Europe route has risen since start of the year

    Crossings to Europe usually peak in summer when the seas are calmer

  8. Shipwreck off Libya could be deadliest in the Mediterranean so far this year

    Migrants often make the journey from Libya to Europe in overcrowded boats

  9. Up to 150 people feared dead in shipwreck off Libya

    Another 150 were rescued and being returned to Libya

  10. Bomber detonates at Mogadishu's mayor office

    At least four people died and the mayor was taken to hospital for injuries

  11. Bobi Wine to run for president

    The Ugandan pop-star has officialised his candidacy for the 2021 presidential election

  12. New Ebola vaccine causes controversy in DRC

    The experimental vaccine is produced by pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson

  13. Cameroon prisoners riot

    Parts of Kondengui maximum security prison in Yaoundé have gone up in flames.

  14. Ethiopia to introduce GPS tracking for motorcyclists

    Motorcyclists will need GPS tracking if they want to circulate in the capital Addis Ababa

  15. Fire breaks at Cameroon prison

    Shots and fire break-outs reported at a maximum-security prison in Yaoundé.

  16. Nigerian police clash with Shi'ite Islamic group

    Over the continuous detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El Zak Zaky

  17. South Africa's anti-corruption chief surrounded by scandals

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of lying under oath

  18. Kenya's finance minister arrested for corruption

    Henry Rotich surrendered himself to the police following an order for his arrest

  19. 21/07/2019 GMT

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

  20. 20/07/2019 GMT

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

  21. Drama at SA corruption inquiry

    Former president Jacob Zuma withdraws then returns to a public inquiry into corruption

  22. On the Ebola frontline

    A closer look at the battle against Ebola in Goma

  23. Tanzania upholds the death penalty

    A court in Tanzania rules to keep the death penalty

  24. Ethiopia and Eritrea - a year in

    Ethiopia's Prime Minister is in Eritrea - why this meeting matters

  25. Ebola Outbreak: What next?

    The DRC outbreak is now a public health emergency of international concern - what now?

  26. Cameroon clamps down on roadside drug vendors

    The Minister of Public Health has given roadside drugs vendors one week to cease trading

  27. South Africa's transport minister: 'Democracy is alive in South Africa'

    South Africa's transport minister speaks of revelations in a corruption investigation

  28. Sudan junta and civilians sign political agreement

    Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord

  29. Nigerian author Sefi Atta shares the thinking behind her creative process

    Celebrated author Sefi Atta has previously won BBC African Performance awards

  30. Kenyan Uber drivers continue strikes over low wages and poor working conditions

    The protesting drivers say Uber had brought in price changes without consulting them

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