South African Zozibini Tunzi wins Miss Universe 2019
More than 90 women from across the world took part in the pageant
A new cyclone called Belna has hit the African continent as it travels across the Indian Ocean.. we explore what danger it might pose.
Hundreds of thousands of people living along the border with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be able to receive a vaccination to protect them against Ebola in a mass roll out.
And after a gruelling few months of arrests and imprisonment for Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore, we hear from one of the lawyers representing Sowore about his re-arrest and detention despite a court order to release him.
And of course the brilliant news of Miss Universe 2019 winner Zozibini Tunzi, and why representation matters to her.
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Focus on Africa
Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa.