Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Ethiopia: Curfew imposed due to violent clashes
Ethiopian authorities imposed a curfew in Gambella city to 鈥渃ontrol illegal activities鈥�
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Curfew imposed in Ethiopia鈥檚 Gambella city
Ethiopian authorities have imposed a curfew in Gambella city, in the west of the country
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Ex-Gambia spy chief sentenced to death
Yankuba Badjie was sentenced for the 2016 killing of a political activist
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Cost-of-living crisis fuels protests in many African countries
There have been ongoing protests in several countries over rising fuel and food prices
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Could the cost-of-living crisis destabilise governments in Africa?
There have been ongoing protests in several countries over rising fuel and food prices
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South Sudan cattle raids: More than 100 killed says state governor
The governor of Eastern Equatoria State calls for peace after farmer-herder violence
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Tanzania investigates deadly unknown illness
The illness, resembling haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in the south of Tanzania
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Dozens killed in South Sudan cattle raids
The ethnic violence in Eastern Equatorial state is over cattle and grazing fields
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Sierra Leone: controversy brews over constitutional changes
MPs report facing physical attacks amidst tension over government electoral reforms
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Reactions to Mo Farah's revelation
Olympic runner Mo Farah said in an interview that he was trafficked to the UK as a child
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Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali
Malian authorities arrested forty-nine Ivorian soldiers at Bamako airport on Sunday
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Soweto shooting: A community under siege from crime
South Africa police are under pressure to find gunmen who killed 15 people at a tavern
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Soweto residents 鈥榠n shock鈥� by bar shootings
South Africa police say gunmen entered the tavern and started firing randomly
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Pressure grows on SA police to find tavern killers
At least 15 people were shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto
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African Union launches Covid vaccine e-passport
The digital vaccine passport was launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control
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Reaction to the death of Angola's former President
Former Angolan President Jos茅 Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a long illness
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Angola's former President Dos Santos dies
Angola's former President Jos茅 Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a prolonged illness
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
Boris Johnson has resigned as the Conservative leader in the United Kingdom
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Burkina Faso: Exiled Compaor茅 returns home
Burkina Faso exiled ex-president Blaise Compaor茅 who was overthrown in 2014 returns home
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Burkina Faso鈥檚 Blaise Compaor茅 returns from exile
Burkina Faso鈥檚 overthrown president, Blaise Compaor茅 has returned to the country
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Hundreds of inmates still at large after Nigeria jail break
Nigerian officials say Boko Haram suspects are among those who fled and are still missing
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UN withdraws from talks in Sudan
The UN-led dialogue was aimed at ending the Sudan's political crisis
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DR Congo 鈥榦n brink of war鈥� with Rwanda
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has warned of war if 鈥淩wandan provocation continues鈥�
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05/07/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Top-level bid to end Ethiopia and Sudan border row
Members of the Igad regional bloc meet to thrash out issues on peace and security
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Information Minister rejects calls to list Nigeria as a country of concern
Nigeria鈥檚 Lai Mohammed denounces calls to have Nigeria listed as a country of concern
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West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali
Leaders from the Ecowas bloc have lifted sanctions imposed on Mali鈥檚 military regime
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Reports that Uganda鈥檚 army is training Tigrayan forces are 鈥榥ot true鈥�
Uganda's army spokesperson emphatically denies training or supporting Ethiopian rebels
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Ugandan army denies training Tigrayan forces
Uganda's military emphatically denies Uganda is attempting to destabilise Ethiopia
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Nigerian artist cancels concert in Morocco to mourn death of African migrants
Seun Kuti cancelled planned concert in Morocco to 鈥渕ourn鈥� the loss of 23 African migrants