Africa Today Podcast
News and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa. The Africa Today podcast is published from Monday to Friday. It contains the day's top African stories.
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa in a feisty exchange
Yesterday
He faced questions from members of the opposition in parliament over donations
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Presidents of Uganda and Rwanda agree to end dispute
Wednesday
The relationship between the two neighbours has been hostile over the last three years
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Sudan puts ex-president Bashir on trial for corruption
Monday
He was ousted in April after months of protests, ending nearly 30 years in power.
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Nigerian shia leader returns home after refusing medical treatment abroad
Last Friday
Sheikh al-Zakzaky returns home just days after he left for treatment in India
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A TB treatment breakthrough?
Last Thursday
Could a new treatment stop thousands of TB deaths every year?
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Psychological support offered to survivors of fuel tanker explosion in Morogoro, Tanzania
Wed 14 Aug 2019
More than eighty people died and dozens of others are in hospital
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New Ebola treatment cures over 90% of infections
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Top Ebola researchers say the cure is effective when symptoms are treated early
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Libyan fighters break Eid truce
Mon 12 Aug 2019
The truce was between Libyan fighters around Tripoli during the Muslim festival of Eid
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Nigerian Police Force in a Twitter rage over army shootings
Fri 9 Aug 2019
Demand answers after soldiers killed three police officers in an ambush
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Mass arrest of foreigners in South Africa
Thu 8 Aug 2019
At least 600 foreign nationals were arrested by police on Wednesday
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Nigeria on verge of being polio-free
Wed 7 Aug 2019
Nigeria to be declared free of the disease if no new cases are declared by August 21st
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Gambia to release Jammeh's regime hitmen
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Outraged Gambians oppose the decision to free the self-confessed assassins
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Detained Nigeria Shia leader to be freed to travel abroad for medical treatment
Mon 5 Aug 2019
Supporters of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky have staged weeks of protests to demand his release
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Uganda scholar Stella Nyanzi bares breasts in protest at jail sentence
Fri 2 Aug 2019
She's been sentenced to eighteen months in jail for criticising President Museveni online
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Confusion over Rwanda-DRC Ebola border closure
Thu 1 Aug 2019
Rwanda closes and then reopens part of its border with DRC
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Cameroon detainees go on hunger strike
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Detained leaders of Cameroon's Anglophone separatist movement go on hunger strike
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DRC leaders agree new government deal
Tue 30 Jul 2019
President Tshisekedi and former leader Kabila agree on picking sixty-six cabinet members
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Nigeria bans Shia group
Mon 29 Jul 2019
The ban has been labelled "a huge joke" by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
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Construction of Tanzania's $3bn hydro plant begins
Fri 26 Jul 2019
The 2,115 megawatts hydroelectric dam is expected to produce 5,920GWh of power
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Up to 150 feared dead as boats capsize off Libya
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Those attempting the sea crossing from Libya to Europe are missing and feared drowned
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New Ebola vaccine sparks controversy in DRC
Wed 24 Jul 2019
The experimental vaccine is produced by pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson
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Ethiopia Airways crash latest.
Mon 11 Mar 2019
A day of mourning in Ethiopia following the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
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Jobs jobs jobs
Thu 20 Dec 2018
How can Africa create the millions of jobs needed for a growing population?
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Voter Registration Day in Nigeria
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Voter registration in Nigeria; Merkel in Nigeria; equality for South African Muslim women
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European Leaders Continue Charm Offensive in Africa
Thu 30 Aug 2018
European leaders set stalls in Africa; Nigerian security; Soweto; fishermen and condoms
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Europe's Leaders on a Charm Offensive in Africa
Wed 29 Aug 2018
Europe's leaders in Africa; Germany returns Namibian skulls; uproar over a TV ad in Kenya
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Soldiers in Uganda Caught on Tape Assaulting a Journalist
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Ugandan soldiers assault journalist; a year of BBC Pidgin; Wenger gets award from Weah
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Zimbabwe Awaits Election Results
Thu 2 Aug 2018
Zimbabwe - Results expected; five banks merge in Ghana; Congolese opposition hopefuls
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India to Open 18 New Embassies Accross Africa
Wed 25 Jul 2018
BRICS meeting in South Africa, Zimbabwe elections; Eritrea's changing political landscape
