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Video showing the moment a plane crashed in the DRC - BBC Africa
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- Video showing the moment a plane crashed in the DRC - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, was aboard a plane that crash-landed on Monday while travelling to the site of a fatal accident at a semi-industrial copper mine in Lualaba province.
The delegation was visiting the site of an incident, which occurred on Saturday (15 November), involving a bridge collapse that killed around 30 people, according to the country’s artisanal mining agency.
Dramatic footage filmed inside the aircraft captured the moment it crash-landed in the southeastern city of Kolwezi, the capital of Lualaba province. Images from the scene show the plane’s fuselage completely burned out. No casualties were reported.
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- Is inner city Johannesburg on the brink of collapse? - BBC Africa Eye investigates
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- 🇿🇦 As world leaders arrive in Johannesburg for the G20, #BBCAfricaEye exposes the city’s dark underside - abandoned buildings turned into criminal strongholds, families forced to live in fear, and a lawless world hidden just beyond the global spotlight.
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- Protests stall opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The grand opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has been stalled after protesters disrupted a preview event, demanding the institution be placed under the control of the traditional Oba (king).
Mowaa was conceived in part as a potential home for the Benin Bronzes — artefacts looted by British soldiers in the 19th Century.
The museum says it focuses primarily on modern and contemporary art and has never made claims to the Benin Bronzes.
The BBC’s Todah Opeyemi explores the history of these priceless artefacts and the complex debate over their rightful homes in light of the ongoing tensions surrounding Mowaa.
Reporter: Todah Opeyemi
Filmed by: Monday Idara
Edited by: Dara Onipede & Ayo Bello
Produced by: Adisa Abayomi
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- Boiling down World Cup play-off chaos - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A cup of tea can solve everything, including the puzzle of how one more African nation can still reach next year’s World Cup. Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria are set to face off in African play-offs over the next few days, but that won’t be the end of it…
Watch on as BBC Sport Africa’s Ian Williams boils it down for you.
Edited by Bushra Nuur
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- How aid cuts have led to a hunger crisis in Somalia - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Malnutrition among children under five in Somalia is reaching alarming levels due to aid cuts and climate change, according to international charity Save the Children.
Hundreds of nutrition centres across Somalia have closed this year, amid the worsening crisis.
Two young mothers at a camp for internally displaced people in Somalia's Puntland region share with the BBC how their lives have changed in just the last six months.
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- The women taking African theatre to the world stage - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Bolanle Austen-Peters and Vannessa Jev are taking African theatre to the world stage through the annual Lagos International Theatre Festival (LITF).
This year’s edition runs 10 - 16 November.
Austen-Peters, who is the founder of LITF told the BBC that her goal is to share authentic stories that let the world see Africa through their own lens.
Produced and edited by Jelilat Olawale
Filmed by James Emmanuel
Reporter: Faith Oshoko
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- 'I have been waiting to buy fuel for a week without success'- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mali, one of the three Sahel countries under military rule, has come under economic siege.
Al Qaeda linked jihadist militants imposed nearly two months long blockade on Bamako. This is now taking a serious toll on the economy and everyday life.
Fuel and other essential supplies are not allowed into the country from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast.
It has triggered widespread desperate struggles. Schools were closed for two weeks and the U.S and France have issued travel warnings to their nationals.
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- A City Held Hostage: Johannesburg - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 27:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #BBCAfricaEye investigates Johannesburg’s hijacked buildings, before the city’s G20 summit.
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In November 2025, Johannesburg will host a G20 summit for the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies. This will be the first time that a G20 meeting will be held on African soil.
The world’s attention will be on Johannesburg, but is the city ready?
Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie investigates the inner city’s abandoned and derelict buildings, where many people live in conditions unfit for human habitation. After decades of decay and neglect, many of these buildings lack electricity, water or basic sanitation with open sewers a common sight.
Worse still, some buildings are hijacked by criminals who take control and collect rent for themselves, turning them into havens for illicit activity,.
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- Did you know Nuno Espirito Santo was born in Africa? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Did you know Nuno Espirito Santo was born in Africa?
The West Ham boss, who moved to Portugal with his family as a young child, is the first black manager to take permanent charge of four different Premier League teams.
He’s been discussing his roots, why he one day hopes to give back to Africa, and why he feels it is a privilege to be the only black manager currently working in English football’s top flight.
🎤 Reporter: Ian Williams
🎬 Produced by Ian Williams
🎞️ Edited by Jenna Abaakouk and Ian Williams
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- ‘Sudan’s el-Fasher now an apocalyptic scenario’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- El-Fasher is the latest Sudanese city to fall to RSF following an 18-month siege, giving them control of Darfur. United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, spoke to the BBC about the situation on the ground and the international community’s response.
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- Soyinka: 'Donald Trump is a petty-minded dictator' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 91-year-old, Nigerian author and Nobel Laurate, Wole Soyinka has linked his recent U.S visa revocation to his open criticism of President Donald Trump’s administration's radical stance on immigration. Soyinka describes President Trump as a ‘petty dictator’ and compares his tactics to that of former Ugandan, dictator, Idi Amin.
Filmed and edited by Ifiok Ettang
Producer Abayomi Adisa
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- 'I have lost six relatives, three are missing' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region last week.
"I lost a grandmother, a maternal aunt, an uncle, two sisters, a family friend and a cousin. They were staying together in Kaptul village," Felix Kemboi told the BBC on the Kenyan side.
So distressed was the 30-year-old Felix that he struggled to put the experience into words.
On both sides of the border, many people are still missing and search and rescue teams have been sent out to find them, amid warnings that more landslides could occur.
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- Reactions to Trump's 'Christian genocide' in Nigeria comments - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 7:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for action in Nigeria to tackle Islamist militant groups. After claiming that these groups are orchestrating the mass killing of Christians, he accuses the Nigerian government of failing to protect them. His comments come after years of fatal attacks by armed groups, including Islamist militants, which have displaced communities in northern and central Nigeria. The Nigerian government has firmly rejected Mr. Trump's accusations saying the violence affects people of all faiths and is driven by terrorism and local conflicts, not persecution
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- What is happening in Tanzania?
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As Tanzania conducts its election it is also facing anti-government unrest.
With strict accreditation requirements making it challenging for international journalists to operate freely,
Victor Kenani explains what we know so far from the border town of Namanga.
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- Tanzania Elections: 'Continuing to announce results is fuelling anger' BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Chadema Party's international Secretary, Deogratias Munishi, has told BBC's Waiha Mwaura continuing to announced the election results is fuelling anger among Tanzanians. He is also calling for the African Union to intervene in the matter.
Tanzania's electoral commission has cleared 17 presidential candidates to stand this time, the main opposition party, Chadema, is barred with its leader, Tundu Lissu, currently on trial for treason.
In a separate interview with the BBC, Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo has defended his government’s handling of post-election unrest and dismissed any figures of people killed or injured in the post election violence. He insisted that official data will only be released once investigations are complete.
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- Tanzania Foreign Minister on elections, unrest and internet shutdown - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo Thabit has defended his government’s handling of post-election unrest and a nationwide internet shutdown, following reports that scores of people have been killed in protests after this week’s vote.
The minister says the government cannot yet confirm how many people have been killed or injured in the violence that erupted after the general election.
Opposition groups claim hundreds have been killed, while the UN says at least ten people have died since protests began on voting day. The minister has dismissed both figures as unverified, insisting that official data will only be released once investigations are complete.
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- Tanzania Election: Violent protests on the Kenya-Tanzania border - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Two people are feared dead, and several others have been injured following violent clashes between protesters and police officers at the Namanga border, a major transport hub linking Kenya and Tanzania. The unrest brought all commercial activities to a halt and residents and drivers on both sides face mounting losses.
🎤 Reporter Victor Kenani
🎥 Filmed by Ann Okumu
🎞️ Edited by Marta Pausilli
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- Tracking a RSF executioner in Sudan on social media - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show.
Over the weekend the RSF seized a key military base in the city, after engaging in a brutal war for two years with the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Several videos have since emerged showing men wearing military fatigues and some with what appear to be RSF patches carrying out extreme acts of violence around el-Fasher.
BBC Verify has approached the RSF for comment. Imran Abdullah, an adviser to the paramilitary, denied the group’s fighters were targeting civilians in an interview with the BBC on Monday.
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- What next for el-Fasher as RSF militia take over? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The city of el-Fasher had been the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region.
That changed on Sunday, when it was captured by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after an 18-month siege marked by starvation and heavy bombardment.
Could this be a significat turning point in the Sudanese civil war?
How does the fall of el-Fasher strengthen the RSF's position to determine the country's future?
BBC's senior correspondent Barbara Plett-Usher explains.
🎤 Reporter: Barbara Plett-Usher
🎞️ 🎬 Produced and edited by Brian Khisa
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- Curfew and internet shut down as Tanzanians vote in general election - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The authorities in Tanzania have declared a curfew in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, after a tense election day.
Several people have been injured in clashes between protesters and police, and internet access severely restricted.
Tanzania’s chief of police, Camelius Wambura, said the curfew would continue until further notice. The move follows a day of unrest in Dar es Salaam and other towns across the country where demonstrators clashed with police, blocked roads and set vehicles ablaze.
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- Meet the Gambian pioneer on a mission: 'Football is life' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sainey Sissohore Mboge was labelled as a "bad influence" as a child, just because she wanted to play football.
But now the Gambian, who represented her country at a youth World Cup, is having the last laugh, she is now the Player Care Manager at a professional club in Denmark.
Having built herself a successful career in the game, she's using that position to help young girls who also love to play.
🎤 Reporter: Isaiah Akinremi
🎥 Filmed by Joshua Akinyemi
🎞️ Edited by Ian Williams and Emmanuel James
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- 'Attacks on people like me happen every election year' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Warning: This video contains details of graphic violence that some people may find upsetting
Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford.
For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to make their voice heard. But for those with albinism, they bring terror.
Albinism, which affects an estimated 30,000 people in Tanzania, is a rare genetic condition that reduces melanin - the pigment that gives colour to skin, eyes and hair.
Superstition has made those with the condition targets. The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth, luck, or political
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- Blood in the Earth: Life and Death in Congo's Coltan Mines - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 52:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a miner digs for his dreams hoping the “grey gold” of coltan, used in much of today’s electronics, can bring his family back together.
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In a village nestled in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo, everyone is looking for an answer to their problems. A teacher hopes to find it in educating his pupils for a better life, a policeman hopes to find it in establishing order, and a miner hopes to find it in coltan, an essential element used in manufacturing electronics.
The mineral is both a blessing and a curse to the locals. It may have brought wealth to some, but it has also brought a decades long war between numerous local groups backed by international players.
For many miners their dreams remain frustratingly underground, seemingly just out of reach.
But for one miner can this “g...
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- Nasty C: The rapper 'doing everyday jobs on the side' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 7:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- You may know him as Nasty C, the South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. But behind the fame, who is Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo? The BBC’s Nyasha Michelle sat down with him to find out.
🎤 Reporter: Nyasha Michelle
🎥 🎞️ Filmed and edited by: Jenna Abaakouk
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- 'I'm the winner': Cameroon oppositionist Bakary challenges Biya's rule - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tensions are rising in Cameroon as the country awaits the results of the presidential polls. Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself the winner of the election. However, the government has condemned his move as illegal, urging citizens to remain patient as official results are tallied. Protests have been reported in several parts of the country as supporters on both sides remain on edge. Authorities in Cameroon are calling for calm while the nation waits for the final results.
🎤 Reporter: Paul Njie
🎥 Filmed by Michel Mvondo
🎞️ Edited by Anna Okumu
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- From crisis to ballot box: Côte d’Ivoire’s high-stakes election - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 25 October, citizens of Côte d'Ivoire will vote in a presidential election that could determine whether the current stability will endure or if old divisions will take centre stage. It has been 15 years after post-election conflict divided the country that is the world’s biggest producer of cocoa, which was at a time considered a model for recovery after internecine warfare, and it once again faces a political crossroads.
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- Mike Tyson celebrates Congolese heritage in Kinshasa- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mike Tyson was a hit with fans in Kinshasa 🇨🇩 after embracing his Congolese roots during celebrations marking one of boxing’s most iconic fights - the Rumble in the Jungle.
The 1974 bout saw Muhammad Ali defeat George Foreman to reclaim his world heavyweight title - the first time the championship was fought on African soil.
Tyson paid tribute to the boxing legends who made history.
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- Diwali in Lagos: ‘I feel like I’m in India’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As Lagos lights up for Diwali, filmmaker @hamishadaryaniahuja continues to bridge Bollywood and Nollywood. After Netflix hits Namaste Wahala and Postcards, she returns with Simi & Friends - the first children’s animation to unite both worlds.
Indians form Nigeria’s largest non-African immigrant community, with many families rooted there for generations.
Produced and edited by Marta Pausilli
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- Kenyans bid farewell to Raila 'Baba' Odinga - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Thousands of people gathered to watch the funeral service of the former prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, in Bondo in the west of the country. It was preceded by three days of public events to honour the memory of one of Kenya's biggest political figures, who will be buried privately after the ceremony. Mr Odinga died last week aged 80, after a political career which saw him run unsuccessfully five times for president. He served for five years as prime minister as part of a coalition government, but spent much of his career as a pro-democracy opposition figure and was jailed for several years.
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- Thousands bid final farewell to Raila Odinga #news #africa #railaodinga
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Thousands of people are gathered to watch the funeral service of the former prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, in Bondo in the west of the country.
Mr Odinga, who died last week aged 80, will be buried privately following the ceremony.
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- Malala: 'I struggle to make friends' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Malala Yousafzai began her activism as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Pakistan and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at 17, after being shot in the head by the Taliban. Nearly a decade later her foundation is now a global force for the rights of girls. She sat down with the BBC to talk about her work and the difficulty of making friends when growing up with global fame.
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- Raila Odinga’s final journey begins - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has arrived at Kasarani Stadium. Tens of thousands of mourners have filled the stadium, with many more streaming in to pay their last respects to one of Kenya’s most influential political figures. Police have fired teargas at the growing crowd in an effort to maintain control.
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- Through a child’s eyes: Sudan’s War - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 11:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- After two years of brutal civil war, the children of Sudan have paid the highest price. Their childhoods have been shattered, broken and forgotten.
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The fight between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left the country in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian crises. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced and many more are facing famine.
Amongst all this, Sudan's children have paid the heaviest price.
The BBC’s Nawal Al Maghafi has been on a rare trip to Khartoum, Sudan’s capital and one of the key battlefields of the country’s civil war. Recently liberated from the RSF, we meet three children to see how the war has impacted their lives
Until now, the children of Khartoum have remained unheard in this war. This report seeks to tell their stories and share the ordeals faced ...
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- Who was the man who shaped Kenyan politics? BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Raila Odinga was one of Kenya's most influential and enduring political figures despite five unsuccessful presidential bids.
For years, the firebrand politician emerged as a staunch campaigner and defender of multi-party democracy - adored by near-fanatical supporters and vilified by a threatened political elite.
Fondly known as "Baba", meaning father, the veteran opposition leader died on Wednesday morning at the age of 80 in India, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
His death not only marks the end of an era for a towering pan-Africanist, but also leaves a significant void in Kenya's opposition as the country heads towards the 2027 elections.
Produced by Christine Otieno, Kathy Harcombe and Brian Khisa
Edited by Brian Khisa
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- Kenyans mourning ‘Baba’ Raila Odinga #news #railaodinga
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- 1:11
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- 1 year ago
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- Cape Verde become the second-smallest nation to reach World Cup- BBC Africa
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Football fans in Cape Verde have reacted with jubilation after the country beat Eswatini 3-0 to become the second-smallest nation to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
There were scenes of celebration and dancing, as the Blue Sharks secured a top spot in their group ahead of the tournament next year.
#CapeVerde #2025FifaWorldCup #Football
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- Healing or Hell: South Africa's Psychedelic Journey - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
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- 27:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #BBCAfricaEye investigates South Africa’s underground psychedelic therapy industry, where the pursuit of healing can have devastating consequences.
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One in two people globally will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime according to the World Health Organisation.
Treating these is a multi-billion-dollar global business, which does not just benefit big pharmaceutical companies. It is a market that operates with little oversight and, critics say, often puts clients at risk of serious harm and even death.
Africa Eye investigates Cape Town’s emergence as a hub for unregulated psychedelic treatments - and gains rare access to South Africa's network of treatment centres, where illegal drugs are freely administered, leaving participants vulnerable to potentially harmful consequences.
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- Military coup seems to have begun in Madagascar. Whereabouts of the president are unknown #malagasy
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- An army unit in Madagascar claimed it had taken over leadership of the military command and was now in control of all the armed forces.
The office of President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize power illegally and by force is under way in the country.
The unit in question is the same one that played a crucial role in the 2009 Malagasy political crisis, which helped Rajoelina rise to power.
#madagaskar #bbcafrica
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- Madagascar protests: ‘We’re taking our humanity back’ - BBC Africa
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A Gen Z leader in Madagascar told the BBC he paused his UK scholarship to help organise protests that began over water and power shortages - and have now grown into calls for President Rajoelina to resign. #Madagascar #Protests
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- Cameroon elections: 'I've asked myself, is it worth the risk?' - BBC Africa
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As Cameroon prepares to vote in Sunday’s presidential election, residents in the two English-speaking regions risk being excluded from the ballot for the second time. Secessionists fighting government forces for nearly ten years have banned people from voting and declared a lockdown in the Anglophone northwest and southwest regions. Despite the threat of violence, the government is urging people there to turn out on voting day.
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- Mandla Mandela: 'We were handcuffed with cable ties tied tightly behind our backs' - BBC Africa
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A group of South African activists, including Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, returned to Johannesburg after being detained by Israel over their participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla, an aid mission to Gaza intercepted last week.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Israel's interception of their boats a "grave offence".
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a US-brokered Gaza deal allowing for the release of all Israeli hostages.
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- Title
- 'If my son is not alive bring me his body so I may bury him' - BBC Africa
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Annamary Polepole, mother of missing former Tanzanian diplomat Humphrey Polepole, has pleaded with authorities to help bring her son home. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she urged police to act urgently following his reported abduction in Dar es Salaam on 6 October. Police say they are carrying out investigations into the former ambassador's disappearance.
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- How breakdancing helps Congo’s youth survive - BBC Africa
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- 6:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In Goma, eastern DRC, two young dancers are using their art to push back against the weight of their surroundings.
For them, dance is more than just movement – it is an outlet, a form of resistance, and a chance to claim joy in a place where conflict and instability have shaped daily life for more that 30 years.
Their story is one of resilience, community, and hope.
Produced 🎬 Edited 🎞️ by Marta Pausilli
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- Grandpas washing cars to put food on the table - BBC Africa
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- “With car wash, you cannot go hungry.”
In Nigeria, where more than 5% of the population is over 60 and many lack pension support, some elderly people take on tough jobs or rely on family - a burden often called the “black tax.”
But a group of grandpas in their 70s and 80s have found a different path. They run a car wash, not just to earn a living but to stay active, build community, and support their families.
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- Ghana: Secondary schools deaths leave parents seeking for justice - BBC Africa
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- 7:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Over the past two years, two Ghanaian families have been in court, seeking justice, against secondary boarding schools they accuse of negligence in the deaths of their children.
Between May 2023 and February 2024 six students, across Ghana’s secondary boarding schools, died in incidents their families say could have been prevented.
In a landmark ruling, Ghana’s High Court found Achimota High School negligent in the death of 15-year-old Kevin Moses—a decision the school is now appealing.
Reporter 🎤 Anita Nkonge
Filmed 🎥 Joshua Akinyemi and Gloria Achieng
Produced 🎬 Maureen Nyukuri and Gloria Achieng
Edited 🎞️ Gloria Achieng
Visual artist George Wafula
Executive Producers: Newton Ndebu and David Wafula
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- Africatown: The community defying Trump's ICE raids- BBC Africa
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Trump’s mass deportation plan has driven ICE detention numbers to a record high. Roughly 70 percent of those detained are estimated to have no criminal record. In Africatown — a Philadelphia neighbourhood built by African immigrants— residents say raids have upended daily life. Streets are emptier, businesses are losing customers, and even churches no longer feel safe. But one local pastor has decided to fight back.
Filmed and edited: 🎥 🎞️ Nathalie Jimenez
Produced 🎬 by : Marina Daras, Nathalie Jimenez and Mark Sedgwick
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- Massad Boulos on AGOA and peace negotiations in Sudan and the DRC - BBC Africa
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In an interview with the BBC, President Trump’s main Africa advisor, Massad Boulos, spoke about key issues shaping US engagement on the continent - from trade to conflict resolution, to long-term strategic partnerships.
🎤 Waihiga Mwaura
🎞️ Marta Pausilli
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- Senegal: Fishermen say BP is threatening their livelihoods - BBC Africa
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Traditional fishermen in Saint-Louis, a fishing hub in northern Senegal, have accused the British oil and gas giant BP of severely impacting their primary source of livelihood.
An offshore liquified natural gas platform operated by the multinational company as part of a joint venture is blamed for depriving them of access to a natural reef rich in fish. As a result, they now struggle with smaller catches, rising unemployment, and increasingly difficult living conditions.
The BBC’s Paul Njie and Michel Mvondo travelled to northern Senegal to witness the situation firsthand.
🎤 Paul Njie
🎥 🎞️ Michel Mvondo
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- President Duma Boko on his plans to revive Botswana's diamond industry - BBC Africa
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- 5:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Botswana’s diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain, with the country’s main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year, which it blamed on dwindling global demand.
And in another blow to the industry in recent months, the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana.
President Duma Boko has revealed to BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura, that Botswana is close to securing a 0% tariff deal with the US, giving the country a potential economic lifeline.
Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura
Filmed by Kasra Karimi and Phil Bligh
Edited by Kathy Harcombe
Produced by Priscilla Ngethe
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- Dozens die after a scaffolding collapse at Ethiopian church festival - BBC Africa
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- At least 36 people were killed and 200 injured after a scaffolding collapse at Ethiopia’s St Mary festival in Amhara. Mourners have now laid victims to rest at Arerti Mariam church, where coffins draped in colourful cloths were carried in for burial rites.
🎥 Amensisa Negera
🎬 🎞️ Marina Daras
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