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Focus on Africa Episodes

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    Hantavirus: what you should know

    A WHO representative in Cape Verde speaks about the virus-hit cruise ship

  2. Haiti: A growing challenge for Kenyan officers?

    UN special representative to Haiti stresses urgent need for international intervention

  3. Hachalu Hundessa: Ethiopia singer buried amid ethnic unrest

    The burial took place earlier today

  4. Gunshots and fires reported in Cameroon prison

    Gunshots and fire reported at a maximum-security prison in Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé

  5. Gunmen kill Nigeria's ex defence chief

    A former defence chief has been killed in an ambush outside the capital, Abuja.

  6. Gunmen kill dozens in rural Nigerian village

    More than 50 bodies have been recovered after armed gangs raided a village in Benue State

  7. Gunmen destroy hundreds of ballot boxes in southeast Nigeria

    Nearly 800 ballot boxes and voting booths were destroyed in Nigeria's Anambra State

  8. Gunmen abduct pupils in Niger state

    One student was also killed in the attack in on the Kagara school in the Nigerian state

  9. Gunman in deadly Tanzanian attack was ‘a terrorist’ say police

    Tanzanian police name man who they say killed four in a shooting spree in Dar es Salaam

  10. Gunfire in Somali capital amid election protests

    Opposition supporters marched in Mogadishu to protest about delayed elections

  11. Gunfire in Kinshasa

    Gunfire in Kinshasa as the turmoil in Zaire continues

  12. Gunfire and explosions heard in Burkina Faso's capital

    Gunmen launched an attack in the capital Ouagadougou

  13. Gun attacks and an assassination in Cameroon

    Instability continues in Cameroon even as the Africa Cup of Nations is taking place

  14. Gun attack on Ugandan minister kills daughter and driver

    Uganda's Gen Katumba Wamala was wounded but his daughter and driver were killed

  15. Guinea's ruling party says upcoming elections will be credible

    The ruling party insists it will maintain law and order during Sunday elections

  16. Guinea: Why the constitutional referendum matters

    Guineans will vote either Yes or No on Sunday on a new draft constitution

  17. Guinea: President Condé overthrown in coup

    The president was detained by soldiers on Sunday

  18. Guinea: Civic society in talks with military junta

    Guinea Coup leader Colonel Doumbouya holds meetings with religious and political groups

  19. Guinea-Bissau: General sworn in after coup

    Guinea-Bissau’s army has named a transitional leader after seizing power in a coup

  20. Guinea-Bissau suspends US-backed hepatitis vaccine trial

    Guinea-Bissau suspends trial of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns amid ethical concerns

  21. Guinea- Bissau: Rivals claim victory over election

    Rivals claim victory in Guinea-Bissau vote as official results remain pending.

  22. Guinea President seeks change to constitution that may extend term

    Alpha Condé's new draft constitution could pave the way

  23. Guinea oil terminal blast kills at least 8

    An explosion at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry kills at least 8 people

  24. Guinea junta releases roadmap to civilian rule

    Junta members will be barred from standing in elections

  25. Guinea coup: opposition welcomes ousting of Condé

    Guinea's main opposition leader has welcomed Sunday's ousting of President Alpha Condé

  26. Guinea coup: Dozens of political prisoners freed

    They had been jailed under deposed president Alpha Condé

  27. Guinea coup leaders meet ECOWAS

    Representatives of the West Africa bloc travel to Conakry to discuss a political road map

  28. Guinea confirms first Marburg virus case

    The case is the first ever confirmed in a human being in West Africa

  29. Guinea commander killed two days before election

    Senior army officer Col Mamady Condé was shot at a military camp

  30. Guilty verdicts for two men in Kenya shopping mall attack

    The men were found guilty of conspiracy in the 2013 attack on the Westgate shopping mall

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