BBC Africa
How Morocco's Gen Z is using Discord during protests - BBC Africa
- Title
- How Morocco's Gen Z is using Discord during protests - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The group GenZ 212, a key group in organising protests in Morocco, has used social media to galvanise the movement. Why has Discord, become a platform for organising protests?
Elphas Lagat explains.
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- Title
- Morocco GenZ protests: 'We went to claim our rights' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Morocco caption: At least two people have been killed in Morocco amid a massive wave of youth-led protests across the country.
Police opened fire to prevent protesters from storming a police station in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, according to state media.
Demonstrators say they are protesting against the government’s decision to build football stadiums for the 2030 Fifa World Cup rather than improve public services and tackle the economic crisis.
Produced and edited by Brian Khisa
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- Madagascar's Gen Z protests: ''We're dying of starvation'' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Young Malagasy protestors gathered for fresh protests despite their President’s attempt to yield to their demands. President Andry Rajoelina announced the dissolution of the country’s cabinet on Monday and called for dialogue with the country’s youth as the BBC’s Anita Nkonge explains.
Presenter Anita Nkonge
Filmed and Edited by Brian Khisa
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- Title
- Drogba brings powerboat racing to Lagos - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Didier Drogba, LeBron James and Hollywood star Will Smith all huge names in their own fields, so how could they face off against one another?
The answer is as team owners in E1 Series - an all-electric international powerboat racing competition.
Ahead of its first visit to Africa, where Lagos will host a race on Sunday 5 October, the former Chelsea striker Drogba and his partner and co-investor Gabrielle Lemaire explain why they decided to get involved and bring the event to their home continent.
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- Title
- The Friendship Bench - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 49:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A bench and community grandmothers bridge the gap in mental health care in Zimbabwe.
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With no resources or trained staff, Dr. Dixon Chibanda, one of a handful of psychiatrists in Zimbabwe, and Professor of Global Mental Health at Kings College London, aims to help solve the country’s mental health crisis.
A group of grandmothers are trained in behavioural therapy and sit on wooden benches counselling community members on common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression.
00:00 Emerging from Africa
02:30 Every psychiatrist’s worst nightmare
04:54 “In a country of 16 million, I am one of only 12 psychiatrists."
05:30 Zimbabwe’s layers of trauma
10:40 “The grandmothers can help”
13:10 89-year-old Gogo Hwiza can help solve your problems
13:45 Mental health care is best delivered by those who live in communiti...
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- Poems for Peace: How poetry can promote peace around the world - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- With violence and wars on the rise, the United Nations is taking a new approach to spreading messages of peace, appointing a Nigerian poet as its first Global Peace Advocate.
The BBC spoke with Maryam Bukar Hassan, popularly known as AlhanIslam, about how poetry can be a tool for building peace and about her journey to becoming one of Africa’s most prominent spoken word artists.
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- Title
- What is the future of AI and work in Africa? BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 25:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Now, one of the biggest topics during this year’s UN General Assembly is Artificial Intelligence. Leaders from around the world gathered to debate and define what responsible AI might look like on an international stage, and so did BBC’s Focus on Africa. On the sidelines of the UNGA, Waihiga Mwaura gathered with senior leaders, policy makers and young innovators from across the continent to find out, whether Africa, which is projected to be a quarter of the world’s population by 2050, can keep up with the speed in which AI technology is accelerating? And if AI will change work as we know it?
Presenter: Waihiga Mwaura
Producer: Priscilla Ng'ethe Koinange
Camera: Kasra Karimi and Phil Bligh, Marina Daras
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- Somalia's President: 'I am a target for al-Shabaab' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told the BBC he is now a prime target of al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabab.
In an interview with the BBC’s Paul Njie, Mr Mohamud said he has survived multiple assassination attempts in different parts of the country, as his government grapples with security threats.
🎤 Paul Njie
🎥 🎞️ 🎬 Hassan Lali
🎥 Mohamud Abdisamad
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- 'History will judge them harshly': President Ramaphosa condemns Gaza violence - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister’s address at the UN, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that “history will judge very harshly” those ignoring calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
He accused some nations of disregarding international law and drew parallels to apartheid-era South Africa, where UN resolutions eventually forced change.
Ramaphosa said a global coalition pushing for a ceasefire and a two-state solution is gaining traction and “will become a reality.”
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- Title
- Dubai sex ring boss exposed by the BBC - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai and exploiting vulnerable women has been identified by a #BBCEye investigation.
Charles Mwesigwa told an undercover reporter he could provide women for a sex party at a starting price of $1,000 (£740).
He denies the allegations, saying he helps women find accommodation through landlords, and that women follow him to parties because of his wealthy Dubai contracts.
🎥 Watch the documentary "Death in Dubai" to see how we tracked him down: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M
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- Somalia's president on al-Shabab, Trump and Somaliland - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said he is a prime target of the Islamist group Al-Shabab (affiliated to Al-Qaeda).
In an interview with the BBC's Paul Njie, he said the militants had tried to assassinate him five times in the last two years, most recently in March. He insists the group has been weakened. Analysts have, however, pointed to its recent territorial gains as evidence it remains a major threat.
President Mohamud also dismissed fears of clashes between Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers in Somalia, saying his country would not become a battleground for regional disputes.
Filmed and edited by Hassan Lali.
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- UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohamed: You cannot fund war and preach peace - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In a call for accountability, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has condemned external actors funding conflicts in Africa while claiming humanitarian intentions.
While speaking to the BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, she said the international community needs to use every tool available to end the devastation suffered by women and children during the cycles of violence in places like Eastern DRC and Sudan.
🎤 Waihiga Mwaura
🎬 Priscilla Ngethe
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- Kordofan: The new frontline in Sudan's civil war - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Wedged between Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and the region of Darfur in the west, the Kordofan states have become the new frontline in a civil war that’s been raging since 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The BBC has managed to get rare access to South Kordofan, where people are paying a heavy price in this war, with a crippled healthcare system and inadequate aid.
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- The only African countries that do not support having a Palestinian state - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- At this year’s UN General Assembly, the question of Palestinian statehood is back in focus. Across Africa, 52 countries have recognised Palestine — but two have not: Cameroon and Eritrea.
Why? And will they remain Africa’s outliers, or eventually join the continent’s overwhelming consensus?
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- Will Africa gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The UN Security Council has five permanent members, France, the UK, the US, China and Russia. They are called the P5 and they are the only members with veto power.
The other states are given rotating non-permanent seats to serve on the Council, without veto. But despite the continent accounting for over a quarter of UN states, they do not have a seat at the big table.
And yet, the UN Secretary General himself says it is long overdue
🎤 Waihiga Mwaura
🎥 Kasra Karimi
🎞️ Marina Daras
🎬 Marina Daras and Christine Otieno
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- Will Africa gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- There are calls for Africa to be given permanent representation on the UN Security Council. But is this likely to happen soon? BBC's Waihiga Mwaura is at the UN General Assembly to find out.
Reporter Waihiga Mwaura
Filmed by Kasra Karimi
Produced and Edited by Marinah Daras
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- Title
- Revealing Dubai's Dark Underbelly - BBC Africa Eye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #BBCAfricaEye looks behind the portrayal of Dubai on social media, revealing a dark side for some women who live there.
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- Title
- What is Ebola and how can you avoid infection? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in Kasai Province in Democratic Republic of Congo.
It's been identified as the Zaire strain of the virus, which is the most severe.
The World Health Organisation says it is determined to rapidly halt the spread of the disease and protect communities.
So what are the symptoms and how can you avoid infection?
🎤 Anita Nkonge
🎥 Hassan Lali
🎬 Esther Kahumbi
🎞️ Kathy Harcombe
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- How did a Kenyan runner end up on the frontline in Russia? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- "I will die there."
He dreamt of running but instead found himself fighting in another man's war.
Kenyan athlete Evans Kibet was captured by Ukrainian forces. He says he was duped into joining the Russian army while visiting the country.
There has been no comment yet from Russia.
🎤 Akisa Wandera
🎥 🎞️ Brian Khisa
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- Title
- Kingdom of Kubala: 'If the creator wants us to leave this space we shall leave' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Scottish Borders Council has launched fresh court action to evict a self-styled “African tribe.”
The three members of the so-called Kingdom of Kubala - Ghanaian national Kofi Offeh, 36, Zimbabwean-born Jean Gasho, 42, and American Kaura Taylor - were officially removed from a private woodland camp near Jedburgh by sheriff officers on Tuesday morning.
But just metres away, on the other side of a wire fence, they set up a new encampment.
Edited by Jelilat Olawale
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- Title
- 🇦🇪 Behind the trend Dubai porta potty - BBC Africa Eye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- When the mysterious death of a 23-year-old Ugandan in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing trend #DubaiPortaPotty.
#BBCAfricaEye investigates, and finds that behind the rumours lies an even darker reality.
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- What does it take to cook the world's largest pot of jollof? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Food influencer Hilda Baci, in partnership with Gino, a popular food brand, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice. The dish took nine hours to cook.
Thousands of people gathered in Lagos to watch the well-known food influencer, who in 2023 held the title for the longest cooking marathon. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica
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- Title
- Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 1:04:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend, #DubaiPortaPotty...but nothing is as it seems. #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
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This BBC Eye investigation reveals that behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality, and hears from Ugandan women who say they were lured to the UAE - often under false promises of work - only to find themselves forced into prostitution, indebted to a man known to some in Dubai as “The Untouchable.”
00:00 A viral online rumour
02:50 Mona Kizz
04:29 "She trusted him because he was from the same tribe"
11:08 'It does scream...dodgy'
14:40 "They make it look like every Ugandan should be in Dubai"
16:40 Kayla Birungi
19:10 Who is Charles Mwesigwa AKA 'Abbey'?
26:06 'He has eyes everywhere in Dubai'
27:40 Walking...
- Title
- 🇦🇪 Death in Dubai - coming soon from #BBCAfricaEye
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A new investigation, coming this Monday from #BBCAfricaEye.
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Nothing stays hidden forever.
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- Ethiopian minister on GERD: 'The Nile is for everyone' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam in September. Built over the Blue Nile for $4.6 billion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to generate more than 5000 MW of electricity and has been at the centre of diplomatic row between Addis Ababa and Egypt which fears its essential water supplies could be impacted.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Kalkidan Yibeltal, Ethiopia’s Minister of Water and Energy, Habtamu Ifeta says that the project will not reduce the volume of water flowing to upstream countries and negotiations over the use of Nile waters could continue.
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- Title
- How Gen Z brought down Nepal’s prime minister in 48 hours - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Nepal has been shaken by deadly protests that have led to the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The government has also repealed its ban on 26 social media platforms.
The Himalayan nation has been experienceing its worst unrest in decades, after a campaign highlighting the lavish lifestyles of politician's children and allegations of corruption took off on social media.
Thirty people have been killed in the protests and more than 1,000 injured.
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- Farmers doubling their crop yields with solar-powered tractor - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In Malawi around 80% of the population is involved in farming but the country often finds it hard to feed itself.
An innovative farming method called Deep Bed Farming is now transforming lives in the country. With the help of a solar-powered tractor, farmers are digging deeper into the soil and improving water and air penetration.
This has more than doubled their yields - moving them closer to food security.
Climate change has contributed to famines and cyclones in recent years. But a new method has been helping farmers to dramatically improve their yields.
Myra Anubi from the BBC World Service - People Fixing the World programme reports from Northern Malawi.
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- Title
- Collapsed dam: ‘The flood took everything' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In September 2024, a Dam in Maiduguri, North-East Nigeria collapsed following torrential rains. It caused severe flooding, killing at least 37 people and left nearly 2 million people homeless. The government promised to rebuild the dam and resettle the victims. One year after, with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicting more heavier-than-usual rains and flooding across the country, the BBC returned to the city which has also been the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency, to see how those affected are coping.
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- Farmers doubling their crop yields with solar-powered tractor - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- An innovative farming method called Deep Bed Farming is transforming lives in Malawi. With the help of a solar-powered tractor designed in the UK, farmers are digging deeper into the soil and improving water and air penetration. This has more than doubled their yields - moving them closer to food security.
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- Title
- Lake Bogoria: A ‘flamingo paradise’ losing its top dwellers - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Lake Bogoria in Kenya's Great Rift Valley is under threat, as climate change disrupts water levels and dilutes vital minerals. This is depleting the flamingos' food sources, forcing them into mass migration. According to the Lake Bogoria Game Reserve, the flamingo population has declined from 1.5 million to 300,000 in the last ten years. Michael Kimeli, an ornithologist, explains how this has impacted tourism in the area.
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- Why anti-LGBTQ laws are spreading in Africa - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Burkina Faso has passed a new law banning homosexual acts - just a year after first moving to criminalise homosexuality.
BBC’s Madina Maishanu looks at how other African countries are handling LGBTQ+ issues: which still criminalise, which have decriminalised, and what the wider trends mean for LGBTQ+ rights across the continent.
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- Title
- Cutis laxa: 'They say I’m sick, but I know there’s nothing wrong with me' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In one Nigerian family, three of seven children were born looking different from the rest, sparking many theories. The BBC’s Uche Akolisa met this family that has refused to let the attention define them, and the children have embraced positivity. For the first time, the BBC can report that the family has been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition known as Cutis laxa – a disorder so uncommon that it affects an estimated one in a million people worldwide.
🎤 Uche Akolisa
🎥 Kelechi Anozia
💻 Emmanuel James
🎬 Caleb Ojewale
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- Title
- GERD: ‘Water for all’, or tension on the Nile? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ethiopia is preparing to inaugurate Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam this month.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Kalkidan Yibeltal, Ethiopia’s Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa Geleta said the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will not cut water flow to upstream countries.
He added that the $4.6bn project is meant to transform Ethiopia’s power supply - and stressed that negotiations over Nile waters with Egypt and Sudan could continue.
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- Title
- 'Bus Aunty': 'I want people to see London the way I see it' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- From simple clips to global recognition...
Known to nearly 300,000 followers as 'Bus Aunty', a London-based nurse went viral after one of her bus videos hit 4 million views - and the rest is history.
Bemi Orojuogun's TikToks videos have since reached tens of millions, even leading to collaborations with TfL, Ikea, Burberry, and the Mayor of London.
But beyond the fame, @bemi.omo.oroje says it’s all about gratitude:
"I want to thank them (bus drivers) for everything they did during Covid. They kept going. Without them, I couldn't get to work. I think they're fantastic."
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- Title
- 2026 Fifa World Cup: Who’s on track - and who’s at risk? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup has reached a crucial stage, with just four rounds of games remaining.
Only the nine group winners are assured of a place at the finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
BBC Africa looks at who could be heading to the tournament – and who could miss out on a ticket.
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- Sudan: 'We feel helpless’ following deadly landslide - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Hundreds have been killed after a landslide in a remote village in the Sudanese region of Darfur. The area is run by the armed group the Sudan Liberation Movement, who have made a desperate plea for help. Aid groups say the area is not only very difficult to reach but that the two year-long conflict between the Sudanese government and the RSF militia is hampering efforts.
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- Title
- ‘Private Parts’ viral song teacher: ‘Children’s ‘no’ is important’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Gelda Waterboer, a teacher from Namibia, went viral on social media with a powerful and energetic rendition of a song which teaches children how to respond to inappropriate touching. In the song, she encourages them to speak up and assert their boundaries. Speaking to the BBC’s Focus on Africa podcast, Waterboer explained that her core message to the children is that “their voice is important and their ‘no’ is important.”
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- Title
- Tanzania abductions: The families with no news and no hope - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 9:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- People who criticize the state are disappearing in Tanzania. Rights groups have raised concerns about activists and opposition members going missing. While others have not been found, some have come back with tales of horrific torture. The BBC has spoken to people affected by this worrying trend. The government of Tanzania denies it has anything to do with the disappearances. As the country heads towards elections in October, all eyes are on the East African nation and its treatment of those who disagree with the government.
🎤 Reporter: Alfred Lasteck
🎥 🎞️: Filmed and edited: Eagan Salla
🎬: Produced by Christine Otieno and Alfred Lasteck
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- Title
- 'I fear for my sons': Mother awaits news on remains linked to starvation cult - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The discovery of more than 30 bodies in a forest in Kenya’s coastal region has raised fears of a resurgence of a deadly doomsday cult. Authorities believe that the victims were ‘starved and suffocated as a result of religious ideologies’. Two years ago, over 400 bodies were discovered in the nearby Shakahola Forest, allegedly linked to a starvation cult led by self-proclaimed pastor Paul MacKenzie, who denies the charges. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica
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- Title
- Vanished: The Mystery of Musa al-Sadr - #BBCEye Documentaries
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader.
🎥 Watch the full #BBC Eye investigation, The Mystery of Musa al-Sadr here: https://youtu.be/Nw6bWvesMRk
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#BBCWorldService #Documentaries #MusaAlSadr #Lebanon #Iran #Libya #Islam #WorldService
- Title
- Cutting maternal deaths with tricycle ambulances - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Despite economic growth, maternal mortality in parts of Benin remains among the highest in the world. In Couffo, a community-led effort - with women volunteers and a tricycle ambulance system - is helping save mothers’ lives.
👉 What other community-driven solutions have you seen making a difference in maternal health across Africa?
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- Title
- The farmers betting on solar power for bumper harvests - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In Nigeria, many farmers are now tapping into the sun’s energy to keep water flowing on their farms. With fuel prices quadrupling in the past two years, running petrol-powered machines has become too costly and environmentally unsustainable. I
n the country’s north, irrigation is vital for crop production, while in the south, fish farmers depend on steady water flow. Dara Onipede and Abba Auwalu spoke with farmers making the switch to solar-powered pumps.
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- Title
- Josslyn: The former 'Idols' contestant aiming big - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
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- Title
- Smuggled Nigerian baby gorilla could be heading home - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A baby gorilla, discovered last year in Turkey's Istanbul airport, as smugglers tried to take him from Nigeria to Istanbul, may soon be returned home. The infant - named Zeytin in a public competition – has been cared for at the Polonezkoy Zoo, gaining weight and growing taller since he was found in December. Turkish authorities are seeking assurances from Nigeria that Zeytin will not be in danger from illegal traders when he returns to the country.
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- Title
- The invisible - and unpaid - life of family caregivers - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 8:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Studies show that over 3 in 5 caregivers in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from physical, emotional, and economic strain. Across Africa, caregivers quietly sustain families, communities and even health systems.
But since their work is uncounted, their struggle remains invisible. The absence of local data, research, and supportive policies only deepens their burden.
The BBC spoke to two caregivers and also put the two of them in touch – Jane Muchiri, whose husband suffered an accident eleven years ago which left him with a spinal cord injury, and Viona Wamuyu , who looks after her brother Joseph, who is autistic, and her mother, who is schizophrenic.
🎥 🎞️ Filmed & edited: Njoroge Muigai
🎬 🎤 Producer & reporter: Brian Waihenya
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- Title
- The lifesaver boat tackling maternal deaths - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On Malawi’s Chisi Island, reaching a hospital once meant a dangerous two-hour canoe trip across open waters.
Now, the “Boat of Life” is giving patients - especially expectant mothers - a safer route to emergency care.
🎥 🎞️ by Brian Khisa
🎤 Anne Okumu
🎬 Kathy Harcombe
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- Title
- Meet Kano's 'last bus driver' as Nigeria's iconic yellow buses disappear - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Once the lifeline of Kano, Nigeria's second-largest city, yellow buses are fast disappearing from roads.
Parks are emptying out, drivers are leaving, and one man may be the last bus driver standing.
Why is this symbol of public transport fading away?
The BBC’s Aminu Adau went to find out.
🎤 Aminu Adau
🎥 🎞️ Abba Auwalu
🎬 Madina Maishanu & Busola Afolayan
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- Title
- Qing Madi showcases her 'Afro-delusional' style - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, born in Nigeria's Delta State and who grew up in Benin, chose Qing Madi as her pen name. The "Qing". is pronounced as if in “King”, because, as said in her “See Finish” clip, “a (qing) is defined as a super female. It stands for respect and femineity. One who isn’t in need of appointment or opinions to dictate her position”.
Qing Madi’s music blends smooth R&B melodies with Afropop, in a style that her fans have labelled ‘Afro-detrimental’, a term that she herself decide to embrace.
A superfan of Kendrick Lamar, “he’s my mentor, he inspires me in lots of ways”, she says, combining the influence of the US rapper with those of fellow Nigerian Wizkid and even the king of pop Michael Jackson.
#QingMadi #ThisIsAfricaSpotlight
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- Title
- Joe Aribo: How cage football unlocked Nigerian midfielder's potential - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Joe Aribo’s talent has taken him all the way to the Premier League and the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
But the Nigerian and Southampton midfielder honed his skills in the rough-and-tumble environment of cage football.
As that formative arena was within walking distance of his childhood home in south London, Aribo has fond memories of life in the cage.
He took BBC Sport Africa on a trip down memory lane to explain how it helped unlock his potential and why he wants to protect it.
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- US teenagers turn to Africa for prom dresses - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- African designers are taking US proms by storm, crafting stunning gowns that travel thousands of miles to make teenagers feel like queens and princesses.
This year alone, five designers sold nearly 3,000 dresses, turning prom season into a booming market for African creativity and fashion.
🎬 Produced by: Caleb Ojewale
🎤 Reporter: Chiamaka Enendu
🎥 Filmed by: Walter Fojo & Emmanuel James
🎞️ Edited by: Emmanuel James
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