Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Ethiopia: Search for survivors of landslide that has killed more than 60
Heavy machinery is used to sift through mounds of rubbish and mud to find survivors
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12/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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11/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Unctad plan e-commerce week for April.
UN Conference on trade and development plans to boost digital technology across continent
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South Africa facing crisis in its social welfare programme.
Millions concerned about how they will receive government grants from April.
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Nigeria's President Buhari says he will need more rest back in Nigeria
The President said he has never been this sick before, as he returns to Nigeria
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UN Calls for South Sudan Arms Embargo
Soldiers on both sides of the civil conflict are alleged to have carried out atrocities
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Could Joice Mujuru Become Zimbabwe's Next Leader?
The former vice-president speaks to Focus on Africa
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Kenyan Doctors Fired Despite Strike Deal
Some medics are being sacked as the three-month strike over pay ends
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08/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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08/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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08/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Kenyan MP Arrest Linked to Cattle Rustling Unrest
Thousands have been displaced by the violence in the north of the country
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Moroccans in Holland Dominate Election Debate
Anti-immigration politician has called some Dutch Moroccans 'scum'
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South African Minister Grilled over Social Grants
Seventeen million people's payments at stake next month
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Nigeria Tells Citizens 'Avoid Travel to US'
Nigeria not subject to US immigration executive order yet some citizens refused entry
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Ghana's Clean Air Initiative
Efficient cooking stoves help reduce air pollution - one of the world's biggest killers
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M-Pesa Turns 10
Kenya's pioneering mobile money transfer service marks tenth anniversary
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05/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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04/03/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Pledges Development Aid To Tunisia
Merkel made the announcement during a visit to Tunis for talks on security and migration
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Former Nigerian President Obasanjo Set To Open First Presidential Library
He hopes the library in the city of his birth will secures his legacy
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Could Gene Therapy Give Hope to Those with Sickle Cell?
Scientists say gene therapy helped relieve the symptoms of a teenager with the disease
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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak Acquitted over Arab Spring Deaths
The 2011 uprising ended the former president's reign of almost three decades
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Family Planning Conference Raises Almost $200 million
It follows ban on US aid going to organisations which conduct or give advice on abortions
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Zimbabwe Bans Child Smacking
High Court oulaws use of corporal punishment by parents and teachers against children
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School in Cape Town's Manenberg township creating success
Last year Leadership College produced a 92% pass rate in its school-leaving matric exams
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Nurses join doctors on strike in Zimabwe
Many nurses have reportedly stayed away from the main hospitals in Harare and Chitungwiza
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Tensions still high in English speaking areas of Cameroon
Plans for French speaking lawyers and teachers in English speaking areas of Cameroon
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EU Tackles Migrant Crisis with Jobs Scheme
Training and employment projects in Africa aim at tackling root causes of migration
