Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Joshlin Smith: South Africa's human trafficking problem
The case of the missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith exposes human trafficking in South Africa
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Joseph Boakai sworn in as Liberia's oldest-ever president
Joseph Boakai sworn as Liberia's new president what will be his main challenges?
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Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States
Joe Biden has been sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States
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Jobs jobs jobs
How can Africa create the millions of jobs needed for a growing population?
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Jihadists strike military base in Niger
Soldiers and civilians reportedly killed after deadly jihadist attacks in western Niger
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Jihadist attacks on the rise in the Sahel
Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali tri border area grapples with deadly attacks
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Jihadist attacks intensify near Somali capital
The Islamist group al Shabab has recently intensified attacks close to Somali capital
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Jazz Musician Hugh Masekela Dies
The South African artist was an iconic voice in the struggle for freedom during apartheid
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January 1: birthday for the undocumented
Why does January 1 appear so often on African birth records?
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Jacob Zuma to run in South Africa’s general election
South Africa's electoral commission has published final candidate lists for elections.
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Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has survived a secret ballot no-confidence vote
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Jacob Zuma pleads 'not guilty' in corruption trial
Former South Africa President in court over allegations of corrupt arms deals from 1990s.
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Jacob Zuma is ordered back to jail
South Africa's high court has revoked medical parole granted to Jacob Zuma in September
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Ivory Coast’s prime minister dies in Germany
Hamed Bakayoko, who was being treated for cancer, died in a hospital in Germany
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Ivory Coast: Why opposition leader removed from electoral list?
Why Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam is removed from electoral list
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Ivory Coast: Protests over leader's third-term bid
Demonstrators defied a ban on such actions
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Ivory Coast: President Ouattara wins third term amid boycott
Alassane Ouattara wins a third term in office in an election boycotted by the opposition
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Ivory Coast: Former Prime Minister sentenced to 20 years for embezzlement
Guillaume Soro has been fined $7m (6.1m) in absentia
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Ivory Coast protesters destroy coronavirus testing centre
Resident living near the centre don't want it built close to their homes
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Ivory Coast presidential election: will the economic boom influence votes?
Have years of economic growth made a difference in the pockets of Ivorians?
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Ivory Coast mutiny
Gunfire erupts across Ivory Coast as soldiers revolt in an ongoing dispute over bonuses
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Ivory Coast government appeals for calm as soldiers mutiny over pay
In Ivory Coast - mutinous soldiers are on the loose again in the central town of Bouaké
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Ivory Coast and Tanzania: Two contested elections
Ivory Coast and Tanzania incumbent presidents up for controversial re-election
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Ivory Coast : What is “ Ivoirité ” ?
Will the issue of national identity matter in next year's elections in Ivory Coast?
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Ivorian political prisoners
Renewed attempts to get Ivorian political prisoners released
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Ivorian ex-leader has acquittal upheld by ICC
Ivory Coast's former President Laurent Gbagbo had been accused of crimes against humanity
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Italy calls for help with migration crisis
Italy says it can't cope with an influx of refugees, many from West Africa
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Israel's influence in the horn of Africa
Israel's president Herzog visits Ethiopia. What are the ties between the two countries?
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Israel: African migrants imprisoned after refusing to leave
They are the first asylum seekers to be detained indefinitely after new laws
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Israel-Hamas War: Egypt's reaction and relationship
The war between Israel and Hamas escalates. What's Egypt's reaction?