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TopCast hosts The Africa Week, a news show with 11 episodes published.
This week: Sexual violence in Sudan may be a war crime, says the UN. South Africa readies for a post-Pepfar world. Nigeria and Cameroon join forces. And Botswana makes hay while the sun shines. References/further reading
This week: Cape Verde's new icon - born at the World Cup, will finally have his mom cheering him on. Experts warn that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC could be the worst ever. Bozize faces the music - but not in the CAR. A
This week: More foreign nationals flee South Africa as an unofficial deadline looms. The vuvuzela is muted at the World Cup. Stark warning over the volcano that is Ebola. And the war in the Middle East puts the handbrake
This week: Kenyans protest over an Ebola treatment centre - where does this leave the Ruto/Trump relationship? Kinshasa looks to cash in quickly on its prized minerals. South Africa pipped at the post of industrialisatio
This week: Alarm over the spread of Ebola in the eastern DRC as cases emerge in neighbouring Uganda. Shockwaves on Kenya's streets and petrol pumps from the war in the Middle East. South Africa invites private companies
This week: Ebola is back in the DRC. Macron tries to win new friends in Africa, but it's a tough ask. Ramaphosa digs his heels in in South Africa. And the UN warnings about deadly drones in Sudan. References/further read
This week: South Africa's president faces impeachment hearing over couch stash. No room for two big guns in Nigeria's opposition tent. China drops tariffs for Africa - except for Eswatini. And Tanzanian's leader didn't g
This week: Mayhem in Mali as Russia loses ground. Kenya's Kenya's Sebastian Sawe breaks the barrier of human endurance at the London Marathon. Pooling for power in East Africa? And a new South African policy puts the art
This week: Pope Leo finishes his Africa tour - putting further distance between himself and the Trump White House. Taiwan's president told Eswatini is a no-go, who is calling the shots? Nigeria gets a new finance ministe
This week: Pope Leo in Africa - is Trump watching? The world remembers to remember Sudan, three years on from the start of the war. It's back to the future for South Africa's new man in Washington. And the DRC is very po
This week: Ceasefire or no ceasefire in the Middle East - sub-Saharan Africa gets a stark warning from the IMF. History in The Gambia as a prosecutor appointed for Jammeh-era crimes. Nigeria starts the largest anti-terro
This week: Africa feels the impact of the Middle East war at the pumps, but can countries keep the lights on? An historic day at the UN as the legacy of slavery is highlighted. France thinks again about having South Afri
This week: The chaotic Afcon final that keeps on giving - are there any winners? An historic state visit for Tinubu to the UK, with an agreement to send more Nigerians home. Access for aid in Zambia? And the Sahel labell
This week: Trouble in the skies for Africa as the war in the Middle East rages on - but some see an opportunity. Why Washington's new man in South Africa has caused consternation in Pretoria. Has Ghana's government set t
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