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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Eleven babies die in Senegal hospital fire
Yesterday
Eleven newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane
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Gambia ready to prosecute ex-President Jammeh
Wednesday
An investigation into Jammeh’s 22-year rule found widespread human rights abuses
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Rwandan former combatants resettle in the country
Tuesday
Rwandan ex-combatants and their families are allowed to resettle in the country
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Ethiopia arrests thousands including ex-army commander
Monday
The arrests in the Amhara region are seen as part of a crackdown by the authorities
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Cameroon marks 50th anniversary of ‘Unity Day’
Last Friday
May 20 marks the adoption of a unitary state in Cameroon but divisions still exist
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Nigerian police announce ‘prominent’ kidnapper arrests
Last Thursday
The news is a rare victory in Nigeria’s fight against insecurity
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Wild Polio found in Mozambique
Wed 18 May 2022
In 2020 the WHO declared Wild Polio eradicated in Africa
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Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso
Tue 17 May 2022
Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away
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Somalia’s new president
Mon 16 May 2022
It’s a return to the country’s top job for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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Kenyan nurse crowned best in the world
Fri 13 May 2022
Anna Qabale Duba won the new award for her work in the northern county of Marsabit
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Police commissioner guilty of DRC activist murder
Thu 12 May 2022
Floribert Chebeya’s killing in 2010 sparked national outrage
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Tutankhamun's tomb: crediting the Egyptians who helped discover it
Wed 11 May 2022
A UK exhibition highlights Egyptian contribution to the discovery of Tutankhamon's tomb
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Miners trapped for three weeks in Burkina Faso
Tue 10 May 2022
The wife of one of the eight mineworkers speaks of her ordeal
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Africa in the grip of a fuel crisis
Mon 9 May 2022
What can African governments do to weather the storm of the fuel crisis?
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Concern over Covid complacency taking hold in Africa
Fri 6 May 2022
Covid cases are on the rise in parts of Africa while vaccine take-up is still low
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Delayed Somalia presidential election set for May
Thu 5 May 2022
After several delays, Somalia’s parliamentarians will elect the next president on 15 May
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UN Secretary General pledges support for African countries
Wed 4 May 2022
Antonio Guterres visited Nigeria, Senegal and Niger for his Ramadan tour
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A major attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia
Tue 3 May 2022
Al Shabab claim responsibility for an attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia
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Kenya to boost minimum salary
Mon 2 May 2022
President Kenyatta announces a 12 % increase for minimum wages
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Report alleges Zuma put self-interest over country
Fri 29 Apr 2022
A report into 'state capture' in South Africa makes serious allegations against Zuma
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Nigeria moves to outlaw paying ransoms to kidnappers
Thu 28 Apr 2022
The senate passes a bill seeking to give a 15-year jail sentence to ransom payers
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Concerns over police-enforced brutality and disappearances in Kenya
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Concerns about the rise in police brutality and disappearances in Kenya
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Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors
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'Historic' day as DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc
Tue 29 Mar 2022
A virtual summit was held to welcome DR Congo as the EAC's seventh member
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Malawi ramps up polio vaccination after outbreak
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Polio usually affects children under five
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Is Ethiopia to blame for deaths of MSF staff in Tigray?
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Were Ethiopian government forces responsible for the deaths of MSF workers in Tigray?
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South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war - Ramaphosa
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Mr Ramaphosa did not say who had made the approach
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Kenya's 'boda-bodas' taxis are ordered to re-register
Tue 8 Mar 2022
Kenya's president orders crackdown on motorbike taxis after a woman was attacked
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Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?
Mon 7 Mar 2022
Eritrea was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning Russia
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African nationals still trapped in Ukraine
Tue 1 Mar 2022
The UN says two-thirds of a million refugees have fled Ukraine
