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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 14

    We are very excited to announce that Focus on Africa TV will now be available on The Africa Channel which broadcasts all over the US, Canada & the Caribbean! 📡🌍📺 Tune in to watch the biggest African and international stories from the BBC. **Check local listings for times. ⌚pic.twitter.com/2YHkwLf5Co

    7:30 AM - 14 Oct 2018
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    • Aanthony Kermah💯💯 BORN TO SUCCEED🇬🇭🇬🇧 Dean Cates Linda Adey Nishat Ladha Bola Mosuro KrustyKrabFoodTruck kim yi dionne 🐞
    Sophie Ikenye, okwoche, BBC World Service and 2 others
    1. Sophie Ikenye @sikenye

    2. okwoche @okwoche

    3. BBC World Service @bbcworldservice

    4. BBC News (World) @BBCWorld

    5. BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica

    12 replies 67 retweets 158 likes
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      2. Gwavvu Wass‏ @GwavvuW Oct 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @sikenye and

        Increasing your sphere of telling lies about the great continent Africa. Why should we join your excitement?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. okwoche‏Verified account @okwoche Oct 14
        Replying to @GwavvuW @BBCAfrica and

        I am a proud #Nigerian and #African and my mission is to tell the African story in its entirety.

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      4. Gwavvu Wass‏ @GwavvuW Oct 14
        Replying to @okwoche @BBCAfrica and

        Good luck achieving your mission then!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. JOHN ESSIEN  🇬🇭‏ @essienjhn Oct 19
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @ChrisMukasa and

        Telling the Africa story, the African way

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      2. Alex Mapolisa #DivineMercy #Msindazwe‏ @mapolisaalex Oct 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @sikenye and

        What about on @OVHDNews

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Steve Martin‏Verified account @smartin Oct 15
        Replying to @mapolisaalex @BBCAfrica and

        I would love to share these shows in as many great places as possible. Please tell @OVHDNews why you want to see BBC on their channel.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Amosi Juma Kafrete‏ @kafrete Oct 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @sikenye and

        I feel nice

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      1. Bush Walker‏ @Incbw Oct 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MaggieMutesi and

        Say Hi to Akwesi Sapong,Ndukumagenge,Bola ,,, not sure of the spellings, All I know is 'it's coming up to 1700GMT, and welcome to Focus on Africa with me, ...'

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      1. Farmer for life‏ @IanMakia Oct 15
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      1. Kpakpo Brown‏ @brownsVersion Oct 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @sikenye and

        The U.K?

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      1. Farmer for life‏ @IanMakia Oct 15
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