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Listeners' letters
Listeners' lessons feature at the start of the programme
Network Talkback
Answering letters from listeners expressing their views on African network programming
Making a life for the disabled
Those who have lost the use of their arms
President Doe of Liberia
A public address by President Samuel Doe of Liberia
Nigeria's yellow fever epidemic
An outbreak of yellow fever grips Nigeria
Ben Mandelson's African pop adventure
Musician Ben Mandelson aims to bring lesser known African pop to the forefront
Detentions in South Africa
South African's prepare to spend Christmas without members of their family
The Republic of Djibouti
The appeal of the Republic of Djibouti
Mauritania goes to the polls
Mauritania votes in the first open elections for 26 years
South Africa's black miners' strike
Black miners strike in South Africa
Amnesty for Ugandan rebels
Uganda sets a three-month amnesty for rebels and former soldiers
Ghana's president - Jerry Rawlings
Interview with Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings
Ghana PNDC minister of finance
Ghana's PNDC minister of finance talks to the programme
Angola braced for South African offensive
Angola braces itself for a South African offensive
War in Western Sahara
Dukwi refugee camp - Botswana
A report on Dukwi refugee camp in Botswana
Religious violence in Nigeria
A look at the latest developments in Northern Nigeria where there have been disturbances
Foreign journalists expelled from Chad
Foreign journalists have been expelled from Chad
Paul Simon's Graceland
The controversy caused by Paul Simon's album Graceland
Freeze in Ugandan and Kenyan relations
Relations between Uganda and Kenya have soured
Displaced children in Ethiopia find hope
The displaced children who are being reunited by Ethiopia's RRC
Holy month of Ramadan
What is so special for Muslims around the world this week?
Zanzibar national unity
A report from Zanzibar on its government of national unity
President for a day
Competition launch, President for a Day, how would you run your country?
Somali embassy demonstrations
Somali women demonstrate outside the country's London embassy
Malawi elections
A report on the likely outcome of the Malawi elections
ANC meeting attendees threatened with death
Liberal white South African face death threats after attending an ANC congress in Dakar
Global 500
Global 500, the UN's list of those who have made a contribution to the environment
A flavour of Paris
A flavour of Paris, how Africans and West Indians add to the culture of the French city
Escape from prison
A report on the design of top security prisons in South Africa
Civilian rule in Nigeria under threat
Complaints that the transition to civilian rule in Nigeria is in chaos