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Focus on Africa Episodes

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    Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast's rocky relationship

    What's going on between between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast?

  2. Burkina Faso ambush kills 47 people

    Forty-seven soldiers and civilians were killed in an ambush by Islamist insurgents

  3. Building Collapses in Kenyan Capital

    Several people have been reported as missing after the structure collapsed on Monday

  4. British government cuts aid for the fight against Boko Haram

    Less aid for Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram

  5. Britain to return Ethiopian emperor's hair

    Emperor Tewodros II, had his hair cut off during the British invasion of Ethiopia in 1868

  6. Botswana's last day of campaigning

    We hear more in the lead up to Botswana’s presidential elections

  7. Botswana's health minister on their ground-breaking scheme to prevent blindness

    Parents in Botswana will start receiving letters about eye tests and screening

  8. Botswana scraps laws criminalising gay sex

    The High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising same sex relationships

  9. Botswana President backs Africa-France relations

    Botswana President, Duma Boko speaks to the BBC during the Africa-France Summit in Kenya

  10. Botswana discusses re-opening of ivory trade

    Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe ask to re-open the ivory trade

  11. Both sides in Ethiopia conflict accused of crimes on civilians

    Atrocities continue in the conflict as all sides are accused of crimes on civilians

  12. Bosco Ntaganda - the Congolese 'Terminator' found guilty of DR Congo war crimes

    He is the first person convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court

  13. Bonus Podcast: Death in Ice Valley

    A special preview of the new podcast Death in Ice Valley

  14. Bola Tinubu inaugurated as President

    Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been inaugurated President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria today

  15. Boko Haram says it abducted Nigerian schoolboys

    More than 300 Nigerian boys are missing after the attack in Katsina State

  16. Boko Haram disputes claim it has been dislodged

    In Nigeria Islamist group Boko Haram dispute government claim that it has been dislodged

  17. Boko Haram crisis: Amnesty accuses Nigeria soldiers of rape

    Ethiopian opposition leaders return from exile. Rigging elections in the electronic age.

  18. Boeing sued over Ethiopian Airlines crash

    It's the first suit since the March 10th incident

  19. Bodies retrieved from South African mine

    More than hundred emaciated people rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa

  20. Bodies of 28 people found in northwest Burkina Faso

    The victims, discovered in Burkina Faso's north-western town of Nouna, had been shot dead

  21. Bobi Wine on what the nomination of a documentary about his life for an Oscar means

    Musician turned politician has pursued political change with run ins with government

  22. Bobi Wine Charged With Treason

    Ugandan MP and musician Bobi Wine has been charged with treason in a civilian court

  23. Black Lives Matter protests in Africa

    Some African leaders denounce police violence in the US while indulging in it at home

  24. Billionaire brothers 'arrested in Algeria'

    The billionaire brothers are said to have links to ousted Algerian President Bouteflika

  25. Big drug bust in Senegal

    An investigation is under way to identify those involved in trafficking the drugs

  26. Biden reverses Trump's travel ban

    Some majority-Muslim African countries had been banned from travelling to the US

  27. Benin to elect new president

    Benin heads to elect new leader this weekend as President Talon’s term draws to an end

  28. Benin opposition leader in court on terror charges

    The former justice minister has been detained for more than eight months

  29. Benin Elections

    Benin violent presidential election campaign.

  30. Benin and Niger push toward border reopening

    Niger and Benin hold talks to restore ties and reopen border after three year closure

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