Ghanas dancing pallbearers - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2026-09-21 | Ghanas dancing pallbearers - BBC Africa
Why are fuel tanker explosions so common in Nigeria I Focus on Africa Podcast BBC News Africa 2024-10-18 | An explosion from an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria has killed more than 150 people, including several children. Many others were injured and taken to hospital. Officials say, the death toll could rise. Fuel tanker accidents are not uncommon in Nigeria, so why does this keep happening?Also the International Criminal Court says it's renewing investigations into alleged war crimes in DR CongoAnd how an online post showing the lack of care of infrastructure in Johannesburg has sparked a debate in South Africa!#Focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast 00:00 Intro00:51 Why are fuel tanker explosions so common in Nigeria?09:38 Why is the International Criminal Court renewing investigations into alleged war crimes in DR Congo?19:41 How a page on X sparked a debate in South Africa.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaWebsite: bbc.com/africaFacebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafricaTwitter: twitter.com/bbcafricaInstagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
What led to Kenya’s deputy presidents impeachment? - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-17 | Kenya has witnessed its first-ever impeachment proceedings against a deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, who faced serious allegations that saw him permanently barred from holding public office. The accusations included corruption, undermining the authority of the president, and inciting ethnic divisions - all of which he denies. The BBC’s Jewel Kiriungi takes a closer look at how events unfolded.Filmed and edited by Anthony IrunguProduced by Clare MuthinjiExecutive producer: Princess Irede Abumere#kenyanews #impeachment #rigathigacghagua Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
How do you save a dying language I Focus on Africa Podcast BBC News Africa 2024-10-17 | On World Food Day (16/10), BBC Focus On Africa Podcast consider how changing weather patterns due to climate change are worsening Nigeria's food insecurity.BBC journalist Mohanad Hashim's emotional return to the city of his birth, Omdurman in Sudan, 18 months after the war startedAnd efforts to save the Yaaku language which is at risk of extinction in Kenya.00:00 Intro01:01 How is climate change affecting food production and farming in Nigeria?07:56 BBC reporter: 'They ransacked my home and left my town in ruins'.15:22 How to save a language at risk of extinctionThree essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.#focusonafrica #podcasting #africanews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Why is the Sahara desert under water? - BBC Africa #shorts BBC News Africa 2024-10-16 | Parts of the Sahara desert have flooded for the first time in decades.Severe rainfall in September over the Moroccan Sahara has left the desert sand dunes inundated.Some areas of southeastern Morocco saw more than a year’s worth of rainfall in just two days.According to experts the area is not usually affected by rainfall from the Inter Tropical Front, which usually affects the Malian and Mauritanian Sahara.#Morocco #SaharaDesert #BBCAfricaSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
They ransacked my home and left my town in ruins BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-16 | Sudan is experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and many facing famine, as a result of the civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia that erupted in April last year.The capital, Khartoum, was where the fighting started all those months ago and in recent weeks intense clashes have returned.The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim returns to Sudan for the first time since the war began, to find what has been left of his childhood neighbourhood in Omdurman.Filmed and edited by Hassan LaliProduced by Ed Habershon#sudanwar #sudandocumentary #sudanbbcSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Whats it like to embark on Africa’s deadliest migration route I Focus on Africa Podcast BBC News Africa 2024-10-15 | Why would a migrant embark on a journey on Africa's deadliest migration route?A French-Cameroonian writer on trial in Paris for contesting the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.And how excess salt in soil is affecting farming communities in Africa.00:00 Intro01:22 What's it like to embark on Africa’s deadliest migration route (Africa Eye).11:02 Who is Charles Onana and why is he so controversial? 21:09 How Ghanaian farmers are coping with land which is not growing their crops?Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.#focusonafrica #bbcfocusonafricaSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Murderers of Agnes Wanjiru should be held to account - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-15 | Rukia Bulle, the winner of this year's Komla Dumor award, speaks to Lord Ray Collins, the new UK Minister for Africa. Some of the topics include:00:00 Intro01:02 Lord Ray Collins on his trip to Ethiopia01:43 Tackling sexual violence in Sudan02:34 Funding for Sudan03:25 Lord Ray Collins on the Agnes Wanjiru05:31 How can the UK stay relevant amidst investment from Russia and China?#bbcafrica #focusonafrica #rukiabulleSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Dark Waters: Africas Deadliest Migration Route - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Africa 2024-10-13 | BBC Africa Eye investigates what is fast becoming the world’s deadliest migration route: the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands.Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaFather-of-two Mouhamed has never been to sea, but he is about to take what is fast becoming the deadliest migrant journey in the world: the Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands.Facing days, even weeks, on the open ocean, this year more than 70,000 irregular migrants and refugees are expected to attempt this perilous journey, many of them in overcrowded wooden boats. From Senegal, Mouhamed will have to survive the treacherous crossing with little more than a handful of biscuits and a few bottles of water, all to achieve his dream of making it to the southern border of Europe. For all those who make it to the Canaries, there will be thousands who die trying. It’s a tragedy unfolding in real time, buried under world headlines.In this hard-hitting investigation, #BBCAfricaEye reporter Mame Cheikh Mbaye takes viewers into the secretive world of migrants hoping to escape conflict and extreme poverty in Senegal and neighbouring countries, and what they hope will be a brighter future in Europe.Mame Cheikh follows Mouhamed as he prepares himself for a journey that, one way or another, will alter the trajectory of his life forever. Negotiating with the criminals organising the crossing, getting ready without alerting police suspicion, before finally receiving the call from his smuggler to head to a secret hideout in preparation for a midnight departure. Mouhamed’s story intimately captures his journey, the viewer is with him throughout, including when he is in an open boat en route to the Canary Islands. Mame Cheikh also talks to the families who have lost loved ones while attempting the crossing, secures rare access to the smugglers organising the migrant boats and meets with the Spanish authorities who are on the front line disrupting the criminal networks involved in this deadly trade. Throughout the film, he explores some of the motivations which are driving tens of thousands onto the boats in search of what they think could be a better life… only for many to perish, turning the Atlantic Ocean into a mass grave.***Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt📽️ Watch this documentary in FRENCH here: youtube.com/watch?v=icIMp1ehPqE***Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica#Senegal #CanaryIslands #Migrants #Documentary #Refugees #Refugee #Migrantes #Canarias #AfricaNews #BBCAfrica
Where the blind are in charge - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-10 | Across Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 100 million live with some form of sight loss. In Uganda alone, more than 3 million are affected. Those in rural areas often struggle to receive adequate eye care. The BBC’s Agnes Penda visited a community of blind and visually impaired people in eastern Uganda who came together to support one another. They say that, united, their disability became their source of strength. 🎤: Agnes Penda🎥: Njoroge Muigai, Hasham Cheema🎞️: Ellen TsangProducer: Hasham CheemaSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The rape survivors using stones to call for help - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-09 | In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's estimated that there were 25,000 victims of sexual violence in 2023 alone — an average of two people every hour. Most survivors of sexual violence in the conflict-ridden area of Goma are treated in displacement camps near, where populations continue to swell amid ongoing clashes between rival groups. The female survivors who walk into health facilities bring stones as a way to "share" the ordeal they faced, while bypassing stigmas around it. The BBC’s Mercy Juma visited Goma and spoke with some of the survivors.🎞️ Filmed and edited by Anthony Irungu. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
3 key issues shaping Mozambique elections I BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-09 | Mozambique goes to the polls on Wednesday 9th October to elect a successor to President Filipe Nyusi. His tenure has been marked by an Islamic insurgency in Cabo Delgado, which began just two years into his presidency and has nearly overshadowed his time in office. There are four candidates vying for the presidency and whoever wins will inherit this ongoing conflict alongside pressing economic challenges. Can the next leader turn things around? We break down the key issues shaping the Mozambican election this year.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
We insist on the departure of Rwandan troops from DRC I BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-06 | A Congolese regional court will begin hearing a case filed by the DRC government against Rwanda over crimes linked to the security crisis in its eastern region. It accuses Rwanda of deploying troops inside its territory. BBC's Waihiga Mwaura spoke to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner; about the impasse on the peace negations between the two nations being mediated by Angola.#theresekayikwambainte #focusonafrica #bbcafrica Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Is Tunisia losing its grip on democracy? - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-04 | Tunisians are set to elect a new president on October 6th, but the arrest and disqualification of several political opponents of incumbent President Kais Saied have sparked concerns about the legitimacy of the election. In recent years, and especially over the past weeks, Saied has consolidated his hold on power, raising fears that the country could be heading towards its first undemocratic election since the Arab Spring.Produced and edited by Marina Daras#tunisia #tunisie #africanews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Sudan War: The story so far (Explained) I BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-10-02 | As the war in Sudan continues unabated and the humanitarian crisis escalates we look at how the war started and what has happened so far.#sudannews #sudanwar #sudanconflict Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Finding Mr Fox: Inside West Africa’s drug trafficking highway - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Africa 2024-09-29 | BBC Africa Eye crosses continents to track down ‘Fox’, the alleged mastermind of an international drug trafficking operation.Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaAward-winning Cape Verdean rapper Ga DaLomba investigates ‘Highway 10’. This drug trafficking route is named after the 10th parallel North, the circle of latitude which charts the shortest sea-faring route across the Atlantic from South America to Africa. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, at least fifty tonnes of cocaine crosses West Africa every year with most arriving via Highway 10, but around 30% of the drugs are sold during transit. As a result, Cape Verde has become known as a ‘motorway service station’ for traffickers, with Europe’s 11 billion dollar cocaine market often the final destination.Ga DaLomba, himself a recovering cocaine addict, meets dealers and law enforcement officers in Cape Verde who have all witnessed a massive influx of cocaine, with the number of addicts also increasing. Ga then searches for an alleged drug trafficker, a British man known as ‘Fox’, who Brazilian police believe used ‘Highway 10’ to transport one tonne of cocaine...and is yet to face justice. Ga’s search for ‘Fox’ takes him to Norwich in the UK where the allegations are put to him.***Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.🎥 Watch this film in PORTUGUESE here: youtube.com/watch?v=TDJMml_gmK0and in SWAHILI here: youtube.com/watch?v=eztUIvdqiQk and in FRENCH here: youtube.com/watch?v=q-7eanzD4i0🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt***Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica#CapeVerde #Brasil #CaboVerde #Documentary #GaDaLomba #Praia #WestAfrica #BrazilNews #Brazil #BBCAfrica #AfricaNews #FindingMrFox #MaritimeSecurity #Documentaries
Black Arsenal: The relationship between Arsenal and ‘black culture’ I BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-27 | University professor and author Clive Chijioke Nwonka has written a book called ‘Black Arsenal’. The book has testimonies from all around the world, looking at how Arsenal Football Club have brought together its black fanbase, but also how they’ve appreciated black culture. As a British-Nigerian Clive told us how Arsenal is becoming the ‘kit for Africa’. But what African superstar hooked him and many other Africans into the club?#arsenal #blackarsenal #arsenalfc Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Could a watermelon stew help beat a bitter crisis? BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-25 | Ghana’s cost of living crisis continues, despite a slight slowdown in inflation to around 22% in June, thanks to a $3 billion IMF-supported program. The cost of food items like tomatoes, are still rising. Dr. Akosuah, a food content creator, shares her tomato substitutes for stew—do they taste good? BBC's Thomas Naadi weighs in.Produced and edited by Ameer AhmedReporter Thomas NaadiSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaWebsite: bbc.com/africaFacebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafricaTwitter: twitter.com/bbcafricaInstagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Why did Egypt-Somali alliance spark an alarm in Ethiopia? BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-21 | A military alliance between Somalia and Egypt is ruffling feathers in the fragile Horn of Africa, upsetting Ethiopia in particular - and there are worries the fallout could become more than a war of words. In this video, BBC Africa’s Esther Kahumbi explains the context behind the current tensions and what has led to this point.#egyptnews #somalianews #ethiopianews
Why is Turkey extending its influence in Somalia? BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-19 | Turkey has been trying to act as a mediator in the ongoing row between Somalia and Ethiopia. The escalating tensions in the Horn of Africa are as a result of a maritime deal that also affects Egypt. Turkey has been a long-time partner of Somalia but has also been investing in the country for more than a decade. A new naval deal signed this year deepened the ties between the two countries. This explainer looks at their relationship and why Turkey is keen to establish itself in the region.#turkeysomalia #turkeynews #somalianewsSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Sex Workers: Lives in the Shadows - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Africa 2024-09-15 | For many years, filmmaker Tyson Conteh has followed the lives of sex workers in his hometown of Makeni, in Sierra Leone.Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In the hope of raising awareness of their collective situation, he was given unprecedented access to a world of danger, drug addiction and even death. Activists estimate that there are more than 20,000 women engaged in sex work in Sierra Leone - a situation fuelled by high unemployment, a crippling cost-of-living crisis, and the lingering trauma of the country’s ten-year civil war. Over the course of four years, Tyson documented the perils sex workers are forced to navigate daily, from extreme violence and disease to the crippling effects of ‘kush’ - a powerful street drug that has wreaked havoc among the youth of Sierra Leone. Worse still is the threat from human traffickers, who have lured countless women into sexual slavery abroad, either by force or with false promises of better jobs. ***Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqtSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica#SierraLeone #SGBV #Trafficking #Documentary #WomensRights #AfricaNews #BBCEye #Kush #Addiction #BBC100Women
Singeli: The Worlds Most Frenetic Beat - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-14 | Singeli is Africa’s fastest music beat. With speeds of over 300 beats per minute, Singeli has become the sound of the streets and clubs of Tanzania. Initially an underground genre played in the informal settlements of Dar Es Saalam, Singeli is now a favourite among revellers and one of the sounds used by the late president John Magufuli in his campaigns and public appearances. It’s gaining popularity in neighbouring East African countries and the world at large.Filmed by: Nicholaus Mtenga and Gloria AchiengProduced by: Macharia Maina, Gloria Achieng Edited by: Gloria Achieng and Macharia MainaDirected by: Macharia MainaGraphics by: George WafulaProduction coordinator: Seema QuraishyExecutive producers: Leone Ouedraogo, Marko Zoric and Bonney Tunya#singeli_beat #singelibeat #tanzanianews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
I Built 100 Wells in 1 Year: This Is What I Learned - BBC News BBC News Africa 2024-09-09 | For a year, community volunteer Junior Diahkaté travelled across Senegal, in west Africa, building wells for remote communities. Now he’s completed his 100th, providing access to clean water and transforming lives.Filmed, produced and directed by Pierre-Luc Roy#sénégal #senegaltvnews #Junior DiahkatéSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Nigeria fuel tanker crash leaves deadly trail - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-09 | #Shorts: At least 48 people have been killed in the central Nigerian state of Niger, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country's disaster agency said. The collision caused an explosion which engulfed both vehicles. Footage from the scene shortly after the incident shows the two vehicles, which have been entirely burnt out, as well as a number of dead cattle.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Life in Sudan after a year of war - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-08 | The BBC has seen first-hand the desperate conditions civilians in Sudan are enduring as the civil war that has lasted more than 500 days shows no signs of ending. Millions have been displaced and aid agencies are warning the hunger crisis is of historic proportions. BBC World Service Senior Correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi has gained rare access to the city of Port Sudan and a key border area in neighbouring Chad where refugees are still flowing out as aid agencies desperately try to get aid in.#sudan #rsf #sudannews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Ive been suppressing my emotions BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-05 | A beauty queen who received xenophobic abuse in South Africa and became the subject of a government investigation has told the BBC she will be seeking therapy because of the saga.Chidimma Adetshina, who was a finalist in the Miss South Africa beauty contest, sparked criticism as despite being a South African citizen, her father is Nigerian and her mother has Mozambican roots.She quit the contest last month - the day after the home affairs department announced that her mother may have committed "identity theft" to become a South African national.Ms Adetshina was then invited to enter Miss Universe Nigeria - which she won - but said she had been "suppressing her emotions" throughout.#ChidimmaAdetshina #missuniverse #missuniversenigeria Filmed by Adekola OlawaleInterview by Helen OyiboSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Mpox: Why is is difficult to distribute vaccines in DRC? BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-09-05 | A new strain of the mpox virus is quickly spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the crisis, which accounts for over 18,000 suspected cases and more than 629 deaths this year. However, DRC is still desperately awaiting vaccines to slow down transmission. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that $135 million is needed to fight mpox. Prof Espoir Bwenge, Catholic University of Bukavu, is involved in the response plan in South Kivu, a region that has been grappling with security and disinformation challenges. He explains why controlling the outbreak in DRC is uniquely challenging.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Mpox: Children bearing the brunt - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-26 | With mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization because of its rapid spread, all eyes have been on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths.In visits to treatment centres in the east of the country, the BBC has found children are worst affected by the illness, which can be deadly.Reporter: Simi JolaosoProducer: Gladys KigoEditor: Ayo Bello#mpoxoutbreak #mpoxvirus #mpox Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Whats it like to get Mpox? BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-24 | Burundi has seen a rise in cases of the mpox virus. But how can one of the world's poorest nations tackle the spread of the virus when it has only one testing laboratory, insufficient testing kits, and virtually no vaccines? The BBC's Mercy Juma went on the ground and, visited hospitals and spoke to doctors and patients. #mpoxoutbreak #mpoxvirus Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The Paralympic table tennis love story - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-23 | Christiana and Kayode Alabi are Africa’s top ranked table tennis players. The Nigerian couple's love story began during a national camp. Christiana moved to Lagos to be with Kayode. Both had polio as children which led them both to have disabilities. "It’s not easy to be physically-challenged in this country (Nigera)," says Kayode. But, as Christiana adds, "due to this sport I’m not always shy the way I was before. I can speak publicly". #2024Paralympics #2024ParisParalympics 🎤 Emmanuel AkindubuwaSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Lesotho: The water has worms, but we drink it - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-22 | Small Lesotho has something neighbouring South Africa lacks - water, and plenty of it. Since a deal signed in 1986, the country has been making US$ 200 million a year by selling water that turns up in South African taps, while many of its own citizens nowadays don't have access to safe drinking water – including those who live in the shadow of its dams.🎤 André Lombard 🎥 Chris Parkinson🎞️ Rajni BoddingtonSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Miss SA Mia le Roux: No-one deserves to be bullied - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-21 | Mia le Roux became the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa. "It wasn't just me that won that night, but anyone who has felt different," she told the BBC. The pageant was a divisive one which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage. The winner displayed solidarity towards Chidimma Adetshina, her former rival. 🎤 Esther Kahumbi🎥 🎞️ Ameer AhmedSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Mozambiques secret rainforest in the sky - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-17 | Mabu, the largest rainforest in southern Africa, remained off-limits for years due to the civil war that plagued Mozambique. Scientists have found there dozens of species which don't exist anywhere else in the world. The BBC's environment correspondent followed them on a journey to the area. The specialists now hope that their many findings will lead to a rare happy ending story when it comes to preservation. 🎤 Jonah Fisher🎥 Tony Jolliffe🎞️ Holly StimsonExecutive Producer: Sarah DiasSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Meet the man behind Arsenals Pan-African kit - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-16 | It’s the start of the new English Premier League season, which means new teams, new players and also new kits. This season, Arsenal FC have a kit that was designed by Sierra Leone born designer Foday Dumbuya, a Gunner who also sought to provide an African touch to the jersey he created. 🎤 Mark Wilberforce🎥 🎞️ Ameer AhmedSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Chidimma Adetshina: How Miss SA sparked a nationality row - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-09 | This year’s Miss South Africa beauty contest has turned into one of the biggest rows in the country. Chidimma Adetshinacha ended up giving up on the contest amid a massive backlash over her participation and claims about her nationality, age and where she was born. So what exactly is this story all about? 🎤 Danai Nesta Kupemba🎥 Aaron Akinyemi🎞️ Gloria Achieng Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
UK riots: Theres no hope to stay here at all - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-07 | Originally from Sudan, Mohammed Idris has made Belfast, in Northern Ireland, his home for over ten years. After his café was set on fire in the recent wave of anti-immigrant violence that has hit the UK, it all changed for him. He now faces a dilemma, he no longer feels safe in his own community, but also cannot return to his home country, as it's facing a brutal war. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The small country with the worlds highest suicide rate - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-06 | Lesotho, a small nation in Southern Africa, is know as the "kingdom in the sky", for its high altitutde and natural beauty. It is also at the peak of a grim statistic: a suicide rate ten times the global average - that's nine suicides per 100,000 people. The country with a population of 2,3 million has only one psychiatric unit. The reasons for the tragic tally vary, ranging from unemployment to sexual violence. A local NGO, @helplesotho, is trying to change the game by holding therapy sessions in several locations. 🎤 : André Lombard🎥 : Chris Parkinson🎞️ : Marina DarasSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Imane Khelif: Whats behind the gender controversy? - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-08-02 | A boxing result at the Paris 2024 Olympic games has gone way beyond the ring. The victory of Algeria's Imane Khelif against Italian opponent Angela Carini in a 46-secound bout has sparked a row about gender and sports, as the Algerian fighter had been ruled out previously of tournaments for failing in gender tests. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The moment Sudan’s military leader survives drone attack BBC News Africa 2024-07-31 | A drone hit a base hosting Sudan's militarly leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, according to an army spokesman. The army’s representative blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which the army has been battling for control of the country.#africanews #Sudan #RSF
South Sudans Khaman Maluach: From refugee to next big thing - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-30 | 🇸🇸🏀 17-year-old Khaman Maluach fled South Sudan and grew up in Uganda as a refugee. Now he is making history competing for South Sudan’s basketball squad in #Paris2024. Maluach is expected to be one of the hottest players for the NBA Draft next year.Find out more about the 7ft 2in (2.18m) teenager’s story.🎤 Kelvin Kimathi🎥 Jeff Sauke 🎞️ Gem O’ReillySubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
On the days I find food, the babies can eat - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-29 | In northern Nigeria, 4.4 million children under five are acutely malnourished – that’s more than double last year’s figure according to the World Food Programme. Families are grappling with high food inflation and banditry, and many can no longer afford to feed their children like they used to. The BBC’s Madina Maishanu went to the main city of Katsina state to find out more.Reporter: Madina MaishanuFilmed and edited by: Ifiokabasi EttangProduced by: Ifiokabasi Ettang, Madina Maishanu, Ellen TsangSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
How do you teach a class with more than 100 children? - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-28 | Zambia made primary and secondary education free in 2021. Since then, two million children have returned to school, but now classes are overcrowded, with some hosting more than 150 students. Children sometimes have to sit on the floor, due to the lack of tables and chairs for them. By Laillah Mohammed and Marco Oriunto. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The marathon king who changed the Olympics forever - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-25 | From serving Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to becoming a marathon legend, Abebe Bikila made history as the first black African man to win an Olympic gold medal. He was also the first athlete to defend a marathon Olympic title. After years running at the top of his game, he suffered life changing injuries leaving him unable to walk. But he picked himself up and competed and won in competitions for disabled athletes. World famous while he was alive, he has inspired generations of athletes, but his incredible story has been forgotten by many outside of his home country.#AbebeBikila #olympicgames2024 #ethiopia Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts BBC News Africa 2024-07-22 | 🇿🇦 One of worst mass killers in South Africa’s history is free from prison - and is finally ready to speak. Thirty years since his atrocities, his victims are still fighting for closure and justice. #BBCAfricaEye investigates.📽 Watch the full #BBCAfricaEye documentary "The Apartheid Killer: Exposing the ghosts of South Africa’s past", here: youtu.be/QPB42_uLLh0***Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
The Apartheid Killer: Exposing the ghosts of South Africa’s past - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Africa 2024-07-21 | One of worst mass killers in South Africa’s history is free from prison - and he is ready to speak. Thirty years since his atrocities, his victims are still fighting for closure and justice.Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaIn the late 1980s, private security guard Louis van Schoor fatally shot dozens people in the South African city of East London. All of his victims were black. The youngest was just 12 years old.It is a bloodbath that places Van Schoor among the most prolific killers in history. He was caught and arrested in 1991. But with many of his shootings signed off by local police as ‘justifiable homicides,’ he would receive a shockingly light sentence - serving only 12 years in jail. Decades have past, but the relatives of his victims have never found closure.How many people did Van Schoor really kill? And who else was involved?It's been thirty years since the white supremacist apartheid regime crumbled. The unresolved trauma of this time has cast a long shadow across a nation. In piecing together the story of Van Schoor, this #BBCAfricaEye investigation exposes the disturbed past and racial injustices of South Africa itself.***Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt🎧 Listen to the new six-episode World of Secrets investigative podcast series here: bbc.lnk.to/WoS🚨UPDATE 26/07/24: South African mass killer Louis van Schoor dies of natural causes as victims still demand justice: https://bbc.in/3M0SzGt🎥 Watch this film in FRENCH here: youtube.com/watch?v=VxhxpE-b65k Credits:Head of Longform and Investigations - Liz GibbonsEditor, Africa Eye - Tom WatsonDirected and Filmed by - Charlie NorthcottCo-Directed and Produced by - Isa-Lee JacobsonExecutive Producer - Monica Garnsey Film Editor - Nick CortésCreative Consultant - Peter MurimiProduction Manager - Simon FrostProduction Coordinator - Sarah ClarkePost Production: Coda Post ProductionSocial Media Producer - Anusha Kumar Re-versioning Producer - Anna PaytonResearchers - Zuko Blauw, Vuyani Simani, Nokwezi Ganya, Sipho SomyaiiAdditional Filming - Richard Kruger Composer - Anna PapadimitriouAdditional Music - Weronika Grazyna Kijewska, Singalakha NjovaTranslators - Marlene Mvumbi, Lundi Njemla, Melissa-Lee Rootman Archive - Associated Press, Eastern Cape Archives, Records Department, Eastern Cape High Court, Reuters, Getty Images, Pond 5, SABC News Archives***Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica#Documentary #SouthAfrica #Apartheid #RacialJustice #SouthAfricaNews #BBCAfrica #PoliceBrutality
The charity that made-up stories of trafficked African children - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-19 | People around the world are being duped into donating money to fictional rescue centres for trafficked children in Africa. This is according to a BBC investigation into the charity, Project Rescue Children. Started by former UK police officer Adam Whittington, it’s raised thousands of pounds from sponsors globally. It claims its mission is to save children from trafficking and abuse however the BBC’s File on 4 has uncovered evidence of false and misleading social media posts and claims of rescue centre construction. Project Rescue Children rejects the BBC’s findings and says its work has benefitted hundreds of children worldwide.#prc #gambianews #kenyanews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Enzo Fernandez: Why is the Argentina footballer at the centre of a racism row? - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-17 | Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez is at the centre of a racism row after just winning the Copa América tournament. Fernandez and some other Argentinian teammates filmed themselves singing a chant that mocks the French football team players whose parents are of African descent. Warning: contains language that some might find offensive. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Masterclass: Non-Fiction/Reportage - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-16 | BBC East Africa Correspondent Mercy Juma and BBC Monitoring's Africa Specialist Beverly Ochieng delve into techniques they've used to make sense of some of the biggest events in the region, how best to characterise people and the emotional weight of their narratives while remaining factual and authoritative to audiences.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
My FGM reconstruction surgery journey - BBC Africa BBC News Africa 2024-07-10 | Almost 230 million girls and women around the world have undergone some form of female genital mutilation. Over half of them are in Africa. FGM is the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Shamsa Sharaawe, or Shamsa Araweelo as she is known on TikTok, underwent reconstructive surgery in Europe to repair the damage done to her as a child in Somalia. She spoke to us about her experience. #fgm #fgmsurgery #fgmstoryProducer: Bushra Mohammed Cameraman and editor: Ameer Ahmed Executive producer: Beryl MunokoSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
🇰🇪 Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land - #BBCAfricaEye investigates BBC News Africa 2024-07-08 | 🎥 Watch the #BBCAfricaEye documentary "Cry Witch: Take My Land, Take My Life" here: youtu.be/9dl1k79uGFA#Kenya #Witchcraft #Documentary #ElderlyCare #LandRights #Inheritance #BBCAfrica #ShortsSubscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica
Cry Witch: Take My Land, Take My Life - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Africa 2024-07-07 | Africa Eye investigates elderly attacks made in a Kenyan coastal region, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafricaAt least one elderly person loses their life every week in the name of witchcraft along Kenya’s stunning Kilifi coast. Violent attacks on supposed witches occur across swathes of Africa and beyond, but the estimated 70 deaths reported here every year are about much more than fear of the supernatural.Meeting victims, relatives and even perpetrators, #BBCAfricaEye investigates the real motives fuelling these brutal incidents and the impunity that often enables them, revealing that many elderly victims are targeted not by strangers, but the very people who should be protecting them - their own families.***Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.🎧 Listen to the podcast "Assignment: Cry Witch, Take My Land, Take My Life" on the BBC World Service here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j8nfmn🎥 Watch this film in SWAHILI here: youtube.com/watch?v=E0_M0TSC674 and in FRENCH here: youtube.com/watch?v=JE7TwMBIy8s🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt***Credits: HEAD OF LONGFORM AND INVESTIGATIONS - Liz GibbonsAFRICA EYE EDITOR - Tom WatsonDIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Nicola MilnePRODUCER - Kassim MohamedREPORTER - Njeri MwangiCINEMATOGRAPHER - Simon MwaiFILM EDITOR - Timothy Moss FIXER - Gary Alphonce PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Abigail KnightPRODUCTION MANAGER - Simon FrostIMPACT TEAM - Tom Donkin, Tamasin Ford, Anusha Kumar, Paul Organe, Gabriele Shaw, Mark Shea, Emaan WarraichREVERSIONING PRODUCER - Anna PaytonDUBBING MIXER - Jez SpencerCOLOURIST - Boyd NagleONLINE EDITOR - Chris StottDRONE CAMERA - Yusuf BamkuuADDITIONAL CAMERA - Godfrey BardeyADDITIONAL RESEARCH - Izzy FlemingBURIAL CEREMONY MUSICIANS - Tambala Dakacha GroupTRANSLATION - Tina RobiARCHIVE - "Witches" Burnt in Kenya. NTD News, KTN News Kenya, AP Archive, Voice of America, VOAWITH SPECIAL THANKS TO: Metakilili Cultural Resource and Rescue Centre, Magarini Cultural Centre***Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: bbc.com/africa Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica Twitter: twitter.com/bbcafrica Instagram: instagram.com/bbcafrica#Kenya #Witchcraft #Documentary #Witch #ElderlyCare #Land #LandRights #Kilifi #OldAge #Inheritance #BBCAfrica
