
South Africa Votes
Will the ANC stay in power after 25 years of rule since the fall of apartheid?
Twenty five years after the end of apartheid and the first free and fair elections, millions of South Africans head to the polls to elect fresh members of the National Assembly. Focus on Africa is on the ground reporting from the queues outside the polling stations, as well as talking to those people who decided not to vote. Six million young people did not register to vote. What future for Africa's biggest democracy?
In Sudan, the transition of power from the current military rulers to a civilian government hits another snag. The army wants to make sure that Islamic law is the basis for legislation in the new government wanted by the Sudanese people, who ousted former president Omar al-Bashir in April.
In Cameroon, an entrepreneur says she has a more nutritionally balanced alternative to fermented pap, the food so many African babies grow up with.
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Focus on Africa
Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa.