Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Wednesday 19 August 2015
Thousands of boys and girls are being trafficked in Togo as modern day slaves
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Wednesday 16th March
South.Africa's Deputy Finance Minister says the Gupta family offered him his boss's job.
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Wednesay, 9th November 2016
What do Africans make of the victory by Donald Trump in the US presidential election?
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We fact-check Coronavirus rumours
Our expert fact-checks some of the rumours surrounding the current Coronavirus outbreak
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Was there an attempted coup in Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone's President calls for unity after government says it repelled an attack
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Warring factions announce a framework for elections in Libya at a summit in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron hails it as historic - do Libyans at home agree?
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Warning Of Deteriorating Political Situation In Kenya
Diplomats in Kenya warn of a deteriorating political environment ahead of election
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Wagner: Have Russian operations in Africa changed?
A year after Yevgeny Prigozhin's death, what is the impact on Afro-Russia relations?
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Voting Ends In Zimbabwe’s Election
Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission says turnout was high during today’s historic election.
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Voter Registration Day in Nigeria
Voter registration in Nigeria; Merkel in Nigeria; equality for South African Muslim women
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Violent protests continue in Mozambique
Day of protests planned by Mozambican opposition against results of disputed election.
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Violent clashes in the Central African Republic
Local traders in Bangui clashed with militia over three days this week
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Victory for Nigeria's president at supreme court
Victory for Nigeria's Bola Tinubu as the Supreme court backs his Presidency
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Victims of Nigeria's oil refinery fire 'impossible to identify'
A fire at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria Imo State killed 110 people
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Veteran leader set for landslide victory in Equatorial Guinea election
Early poll results in Equatorial Guinea show the 80-year-old president will be re-elected
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Verdict announced in Sonko case
A verdict against Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been announced
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Various security alerts issued for Nigeria and South Africa
The US authorities issue security alerts for Nigeria and South Africa
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Vaccinations ready in cholera hit Mozambique
Over a thousand cases and one fatality have been reported so far
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US Vice President visits Tanzania
US VP Kamala Harris is midway through her three-country visit to Africa
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US Senator says civil war could see Ethiopia break apart
US senator says only dialogue could bring an end to the civil war
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US sanction former Gambia first lady
The United States has slapped sanctions on former Gambia first lady Zineb Jammeh.
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US power handover... from the point of view of a Kenyan satirist
Kenyan journalist Patrick Gathara shares his view on the tumultuous end of the Trump term
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US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation
14 suspects have been arrested across the US, 11 in Los Angeles alone
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US elections: What's in it for Africa?
How Trump's 'America First' policy has impacted US commitments with Africa
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Up to 150 feared dead as boats capsize off Libya
Those attempting the sea crossing from Libya to Europe are missing and feared drowned
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Unfarmed land leaves millions staring at hunger in Sudan
Sudan's war has set back agricultural production leaving millions at risk of acute hunger
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Undercover in the schools that chain boys
A ´óÏó´«Ã½ investigation has uncovered systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan.
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UN: South Sudan ‘curbing democratic freedoms’
The United Nations accuses South Sudan's government of curtailing democratic freedoms
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UN: Millions at risk of famine in the Horn of Africa
After the worst drought in 7 decades, the UN says millions are at risk in Horn of Africa
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UN: Eastern DRC security situation ‘worrying’
The United Nations calls for an emergency meeting after an escalation in fighting.