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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Tanzania Strongly Denies Trade Ties With North Korea

    Tanzania says it is not defying sanctions imposed on North Korea

  2. Tunisian Women Free To Marry Non-Muslims

    Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims

  3. Sierra Leone Politics In Turmoil

    Sierra Leone's main political parties are caught up in internal in-fighting

  4. Somali joins UN tourism body

    Somalia has been accepted as a member of the UN World Tourism Organization.

  5. African health gap could close “in a generation”

    A new report highlights possible healthcare improvements in Africa.

  6. MP claims "judicial coup" overturned Kenya election result

    A Kenyan MP has filed a petition calling for the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga.

  7. Corporal Punishment Still A Reality In African Schools

    South African authorities vow “harsh action” against teacher who beat pupil

  8. A Top Ugandan University Investigates 'Fake' Degrees

    An audit at Uganda's Makerere University finds around 300 dubious degrees awarded in 2015

  9. Deadly Protests Hit Ethiopia

    At least two people have died in an upsurge in protests in Ethiopia's Oromia region.

  10. 12/09/2017 GMT

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

  11. Cholera in the DR Congo

    Concern is raised about the outbreak of cholera in the DR Congo

  12. Kenya opposition boycotts parliament

    Opposition MPs skip the official opening of parliament by President Uhuru Kenyatta

  13. Clashes between soldiers and Biafra protesters

    Violent clashes between the army and Biafra protesters in south east Nigeria

  14. Kenyatta threatens to impeach rival

    Kenya's president says his party will impeach Raila Odinga if he wins the rerun election

  15. Ghana launches free secondary education programme

    A new programme of free secondary school education has started in Ghana.

  16. SADC's way forward in Lesotho

    SADC responds to calls for troops to be deployed in Lesotho

  17. Lesotho calls for SADC troops

    The Prime Minister of Lesotho invites a SADC standby force

  18. Inside Libya's largest migrant detention centre

    A special BBC report on centres used to detain migrants passing through Libya

  19. Former Nigerian President speaks on Togo

    Olusegun Obasanjo shares his views on the anti-government protests in Togo

  20. Anti-government protests continue in Togo

    Tear gas is fired at anti-government protesters in Togo

  21. US-based Africans concerned about deportation

    Some Africans living in the US are concerned about President Trump's deportation plans

  22. Understanding violent extremism in Africa

    The United Nations releases a new report into recruitment to extremist groups in Africa

  23. Seven opposition party members arrested in Rwanda

    Rwanda arrests 7 opposition party members, saying they were going for military training.

  24. US sanctions for South Sudan officials

    The US has imposed sanctions on two South Sudanese officials and the former army chief

  25. New officials appointed to oversee Kenya’s October vote

    Kenya’s electoral commission names six new officials to run the presidential election

  26. Protests gather pace in Togo

    Opposition supporters gather in towns across Togo to call for presidential term limits

  27. Tense Situation In Lesotho After Army Chief Killed

    Lesotho's army commander and two senior officers are killed in army shootout

  28. Ugandans In Shock After Spate of Murders

    Twenty women have been killed in four months in and around the Ugandan capital, Kampala

  29. Lesotho's Army Chief Shot Dead

    Lesotho's head of the army has been killed in a shootout, a military official has said.

  30. Burundi Slams UN Report On Abuses

    Burundi dismisses UN report on human rights abuses as 'unsubstantiated'

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