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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. ‘Senior IS figure’ killed in US Somalia raid

    The US military says it killed Bilal al-Sudani and 10 associates

  2. ‘Please see our humanity’ A transwoman on her fight for safety and dignity

    Marking International Transgender Day: We hear from a transwoman who fled Nigeria

  3. ‘Ogoni Nine’ widows lose case against oil giant Shell

    A Dutch court found that Shell was not complicit in the deaths of Nigerian activists

  4. ‘I was tricked into fighting for Russia’

    Kenya says over 1,000 of its nationals are fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war.

  5. ‘I saw the Ukrainian military convoy’

    A Ghanaian student in Ukraine shares his experience of the day of the Russian invasion

  6. 'Why I can't stop bleaching my skin'

    The WHO says Africa has the highest rates of skin bleaching globally

  7. 'Western approach to Covid-19, not applicable here'

    Tanzanian Speaker of Parliament

  8. 'stowaway' body falls off a plane

    The body of an individual is believed to have fallen from the landing gear of a plane

  9. 'Queen Of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies

    The legendary singer announced last year she was retiring from music.

  10. 'Owning my infertility story'

    The World Health Organisation estimates one in six people will experience infertility.

  11. 'My photos became deepfake porn'

    UN Women recently sounded the alarm on deepfake pornography, a new form of digital abuse

  12. 'My divorce glow-up'

    As divorce rates rise across Africa, more people are embracing separation.

  13. 'Mass Rape' In South Sudan

    A medical charity sees a rise in attacks on women and girls in northern South Sudan.

  14. 'Is diaspora written on my forehead?'

    We hear from young Africans who moved to the countries their parents once left

  15. 'I tied my tubes to stay child-free'

    Kenyan Naisula Sironka, 29, tells us about her decision to undergo tubal ligation.

  16. 'Historic' day as DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc

    A virtual summit was held to welcome DR Congo as the EAC's seventh member

  17. 'Gun battle' leaves four dead in Cameroon

    Ambazonia separatists are blamed for a bold attack in the Anglophone city of Bamenda

  18. 'Ethiopians are one shock away from catastrophe'

    The United Nations says lack of funding will halt urgently needed food aid in Ethiopia

  19. 'Bandits' kill 23 in volatile northern Nigerian state

    Armed gangs attacked Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria

  20. 'African governments ought to pressure G7 and G20 for debt relief'

    Ngozi Okonjo Iweala - Chairperson Global Alliance for Vaccinations & Immunisations

  21. '3,000' killed in DR Congo violence

    The Catholic Church says 3,000 people have been killed in the Kasai region since August

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