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Focus on Africa — 169 episodes

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World AIDS day: What is it like to live with the condition for 30 years?

2

Why COP28 matters to Africa

3

Thousands of children reportedly trapped in historic city of Timbuktu

4

How safe are South Africa's mines?

5

Was there an attempted coup in Sierra Leone?

6

Why is Abyei contested by Sudan and South Sudan?

7

Why did Ethiopia rebel talks end in deadlock?

8

What is President Weah's legacy in Liberia?

9

Why no plastic pollution deal was reached

10

Can African- led negotiations achieve peace for Sudan?

11

What reparations does Africa want?

12

Is Zimbabwe's political opposition in disarray?

13

Madagascar braces for controversial election

14

Why are Nigeria's labour unions striking again?

15

Why is East Africa being devastated by floods?

16

Liberia's runoff election: What to expect?

17

Sudan: What is happening in West Dafur?

18

Amhara: What's going on?

19

Is Africa contributing to AI development

20

Somalia: Thousands trapped in severe flooding

21

Global concern over the spread of dengue fever

22

DR Congo conflict: How children are impacted

23

Facebook accused of stoking Ethiopia's conflict

24

Kenya's plan for universal healthcare

25

South Africa win Rugby World Cup

26

Victory for Nigeria's president at supreme court

27

Is Niger being treated unfairly?

28

Zimbabwe faces another major cholera outbreak

29

UAE firm to manage Tanzania’s main port

30

Sierra Leone opposition ends parliament boycott

31

Has Africa gained from China's infrastructure plans?

32

Why did Mozambique's opposition call for protests?

33

Dam water floods in Ghana

34

What are UN's concerns for Madagascar’s polls?

35

What’s are UN’s concern for Madagascar’s polls?

36

Burkina Faso's nuclear power plant deal with Russia

37

Is Morocco hosting the IMF meeting only symbolic?

38

Liberians await presidential election results

39

Israel-Hamas War: Egypt's reaction and relationship

40

UN: South Sudan ‘curbing democratic freedoms’

41

The Arab-Israeli conflict: Africa's reaction

42

Why Morocco wants the World Cup

43

Egypt: A Testimony of alleged torture

44

Seychelles opposition leader denies witchcraft charges

45

Inside Sierra Leone's justice system

46

One year since Burkina Faso’s latest coup

47

Youth displacement by the Sudan conflict

48

The silent killer: hypertension in Africa

49

France ends operations in the Sahel

50

Activists: Lobbyists threaten success of COP27 summit

51

How did a well-known Pakistani journalist die in Kenya?

52

Why are Nigerians swapping their high-value banknotes?

53

Ceasefire agreed in the DRC

54

Embezzlement charges for ex-president's son in Mozambique

55

South Africa awaits Ramaphosa future

56

Is the political end nigh for Cyril Ramaphosa?

57

Malawi's anti-corruption chief is arrested

58

William Ruto unveils his 'Hustler Fund' for Kenyans

59

DRC mourns flood victims

60

Pledges of financial and business support for Africa from Washington

61

Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC leader

62

More questions over Gambia's 'coup plot'

63

Hopes for real peace in Tigray

64

Ambazonian leader killed in Cameroon

65

Charges brought against Senegalese opposition candidate

66

Somalia says Al Shabab attacked military base

67

Tundu Lissu returns to Tanzania

68

Eritrea's president says US backed the TPLF

69

Chaos over currency in Nigeria continues

70

Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar

71

Is Nigeria ready for presidential elections?

72

Nigeria awaits election results

73

Protests in Nigeria continue

74

Africa unites to fight Cholera

75

Millions affected by floods in Malawi

76

Efforts to help survivors of Cyclone Freddy continue

77

More bodies pulled in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi

78

South Africa's opposition EFF call for a shutdown of the economy

79

Monday demonstrations in Kenya

80

Convicted rapist escapes from South African prison

81

400 people stranded off Malta

82

Fighting rocks Khartoum

83

Despair as Sudan ceasefire is broken

84

Fighting in Sudan continues into second week

85

Verdict announced in Sonko case

86

What next for Sudan?

87

How will UK immigration rules affect African students?

88

How Senegal's capital turned into a 'battlefield'

89

Why is it difficult to kick racism out of football?

90

Why are cyber attacks in Africa increasing?

91

The story behind Angola's deadly fuel protests

92

Should Tunisia and Libya be Europe's migrant gatekeepers?

93

Kenya content creators reject tax proposal amidst cost of living crisis

94

How Nigeria's fuel subsidy cut hit Benin

95

Interest free loans for Nigerian students

96

Can Africa forge a peace path for Ukraine?

97

Greece boat disaster: Nine men charged

98

Low turnout for Mali's referendum

99

Sierra Leone gears up for general elections

100

Remembering Berlusconi's love for the Kenyan coast

101

The gangs terrorising Mogadishu

102

How Sudan's clans endanger Sahel security

103

Who leads Wagner in Africa now?

104

Championing African feminism

105

Huge inflation ahead of Zimbabwe’s election

106

Mali: UN peacekeeping mandate to expire

107

Kenya widens access to sex offenders registry

108

Senegal’s president won't seek third term

109

Kenya lifts ban on tree cutting

110

South Sudan unveils first-ever election plans

111

The Russian schools ready to teach Swahili

112

AU troops to leave Somalia by December

113

Senegal: What's driving migrants to leave?

114

Iran's president begins Africa tour

115

Is banning protests in Kenya unconstitutional?

116

Opposition boycotts new Sierra Leone parliament

117

Call for investigation into Darfur atrocities

118

Twitter’s Ghanaian staff without severance pay

119

Schools in Kenya close over cost-of-living demonstrations

120

Gender: A long journey to equality

121

Football: FIFA Women's World Cup underway

122

Situation in Sudan 100 days since fight started

123

Tax evasion costing African countries billions

124

Devastating wildfires in Algeria and Tunisia

125

Niger the latest coup in West Africa

126

Why Nigerian doctors are on strike

127

ECOWAS threatens action over Niger coup

128

Mauritius makes progress against smoking

129

Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning

130

How Niger’s coup affects the Sahel

131

Reaction to Senegal's TikTok ban

132

Kenya care home abuse revealed

133

Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken

134

ECOWAS leaders consider Niger intervention

135

Is there a baguette shortage in Tunisia?

136

Niger: ECOWAS force on standby

137

Kenya content moderators seek protections

138

Sudan conflict causing food insecurity

139

The impact of Niger’s closed airspace

140

Libya: deadly clashes in Tripoli

141

Zimbabwe’s election campaign nears the end

142

South Africa to host Brics summit from Tuesday

143

Saudi forces accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants

144

Can Kenya's police force solve Haiti's gang violence?

145

Prigozhin’s presumed death: Impact for Wagner in Africa

146

Why are Ethiopia and Egypt joining BRICS?

147

Zimbabwe election dispute analysis: The role of electoral observers

148

Sierra Leone considers health emergency over illegal drug Kush

149

What led to the Gabon coup?

150

Climate change: 15 truck drivers die on Egypt-Sudan border

151

South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?

152

First ever African Climate Summit begins

153

DR Congo: What's behind the instability?

154

Taiwan's president visits last African ally Eswatini

155

Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?

156

Gabon coup latest

157

What caused Morocco's earthquake?

158

Why Morocco is selective over earthquake aid

159

Libya floods: What you need to know

160

Mali: Tuareg ex-separatists resume hostilities

161

Libya floods: Impact on migrants

162

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger sign defence pact

163

Covid Vaccines: South Africa "bullied" into paying more

164

Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?

165

Kenya: Westgate attack ten years on

166

Why is rapper Mohbad’s death controversial?

167

French troops pulling out of Niger: What does it mean?

168

Who is fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region?

169

Kenya ready to face Haiti gangs