BBC Africa
"I did everything to change how I looked" - BBC Africa
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- "I did everything to change how I looked" - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The question “Where are you from?” may sound like a simple one to many, but for people who claim heritage from different parts of the world, it can be disorienting. British-Omani-Zanzibari chef Dina Macki didn’t feel she fully belonged to any of those cultures, and it nearly shook her confidence.
Her story mirrors that of many children of migrant parents, who now refer to themselves as ‘third culture kids’ - young people navigating questions of identity. But Dina has found a way to turn that cultural confusion into culinary confidence. Maisara Sassi reports.
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- DRC: Inside the mines sought by foreign armies and Trump - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The BBC has gained rare access to a mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to speak to workers about conditions there.
The mine contains 15% of the world’s coltan deposits - an ore essential in manufacturing many electronics, including smartphones.
Eastern DRC has been riven by conflict between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, but a recent US-brokered peace deal struck between Rwanda and the DRC is bringing an end to the fighting. Donald Trump says the deal could also lead to American investment in Congolese mines.
Reporter: Paul Njie
Filmed by: Hassan Lali
Produced by: Robert Kiptoo, Paul Njie & Hassan Lali
Edited by: Mark Sedgwick
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- The king teaching gifted students from poor homes - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In Osun State, southwest Nigeria, a traditional king is challenging long standing traditions by running a free school for underprivileged students from across the country. While kings are typically seen as guardians of culture and tradition, taking on everyday roles, such as teaching in a classroom, is often considered beneath the dignity of the throne. King Adedokun Abolarin says he wants to redefine leadership by offering hope through education.
🎤 Reporter: Ọkọ Abẹfẹ
🎬 Producer: Jelilat Olawle
🎥 🎞️ Filmed and Edited by: James Emmanuel
📣 Executive producer: Bruno Garcez
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- Kenya Saba Saba protests: ‘Let me be the last mother to cry’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On Monday demonstrations were held in Kenya to mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba - meaning "seven-seven" - protests of 7 July 1990, which launched Kenya's push for multi-party democracy were held.
Monday’s Saba Saba protests marked the deadliest protests yet, leaving 31 people dead in a single day. Among them was 12-year-old Njoki, who was killed by a stray bullet while watching TV inside her home in Ndumberi a few kilometres from the capital city Nairobi.
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- Trump praises Liberian president's 'beautiful English' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump has complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking, during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House. Trump told Boakai he speaks "such good English", asking where he went to school. The visitor politely laughed, but did not mention that English is the official language of Liberia. Africa's oldest republic, Liberia was founded in 1822 by freed American slaves with the goal of resettling free black people in Africa.
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- Why is Trump hosting these African leaders at the White House? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Five West African presidents are meeting with Donald Trump at the White House during a summit taking place from 9–11 July.
While no formal agenda has been published, trade, investment, and strategic influence are likely to top discussions - alongside critical minerals, insecurity in the Sahel, drug trafficking, and a possible US travel ban affecting Liberia.
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- The king defying tradition to teach gifted students from poor home - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In Osun State, southwest Nigeria, a traditional king is challenging long standing traditions by running a free school for underprivileged students from across the country. While kings are typically seen as guardians of culture and tradition, taking on everyday roles, such as teaching in a classroom, is often considered beneath the dignity of the throne. King Adedokun Abolarin says he wants to redefine leadership by offering hope through education.
Reporter: Adedayo Okedare
Filmed and edited by James Emmanuel
Producer: Jelilat Olawale
Executive producer: Bruno Garcez
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- ‘We are really siblings’ - Joyful reunions as Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Friends and family hugged for the first time in five years as the border between Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia opened at last. It had been closed since the outbreak of war in Tigray, in the north of the country, back in 2020. It was organised by local community leaders and activists without the explicit approval of the authorities.
But those behind it indicated that they had the blessing from officials in Tigray and Eritrea. The BBC’s Girmay Gebru travelled to the border to speak to people there.
#Tigray #Eritrea #Ethiopia
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- Peter Rufai: The prince whose hands held Nigeria’s hopes - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Peter Rufai, Nigeria’s iconic goalkeeper, who died on July 3 aged 61 after a prolonged illness, stood tall between the sticks during the country’s golden era, helping the Super Eagles conquer Africa and shine on the world stage.
From the bustling streets of Lagos to the stadiums of Spain and Belgium, Dodo Mayana, as he was fondly called, captured hearts with his reflexes, leadership, and quiet charisma.But behind the gloves and glory was a man with an unfulfilled dream. In this tribute, we revisit the life of a footballing royal who soared high, inspired many, but left the stage with a chapter unwritten.
🎬 Produced by: Isaiah Akinremi
🎞️ Edited by: Joshua Akinyemi
#PeterRufai #supereagles
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- Wafcon 2024: What you need to know - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kick Off ⚽⚽⚽ for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is in a few hours!
The hosts Morocco, holders South Africa, Zambia and nine-time champions Nigeria are the favourites to lift the new trophy on Saturday 26 July.
BBC Sport Africa’s Celestine Karoney breaks down everything you need to know.
🎤 Celestine Karoney
🎬 Ian Williams
🎥 Amensisa Ifa
🎞️ Gloria Achieng
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- The breastmilk champion donating to families in need- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- "This is my last milk donation"
Chelimo Njoroge is one of a few women who have enough breast milk to feed their own children and still have enough to spare.
She then decided to donate her milk to close friends and family who need it.
Chelimo is now also calling for Kenya to create a national breast milk reserve, where women like her can donate milk which can be safely screened and shared with families in need.
#maternalhealthcare #motherhood
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- Inside Nigeria's kidnapping epidemic - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Five years ago, the BBC reported that Nigeria was in the grip of a kidnapping epidemic. Today, the situation appears worse and kidnapping for ransom no longer differentiates between the rich or poor in Nigeria. The BBC has spoken with kidnap victims, who share experiences of how they were dehumanised. In some cases, kidnap victims are killed when ransom payments are delayed.
🎤 Reporters: Chris Ewokor & Todah Opeyemi
🎥 🎞️ Filming & editing: Ifiok Ettang & James Emmanuel
🎬 Producer: Caleb Ojewale
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- Nigeria Kidnapping crisis: "They treated us worse than animals."
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Nigeria has been in the grip of a kidnapping epidemic for the past five years.
What began as a targeted crime has escalated - today, no one is spared, rich or poor. The BBC has spoken to victims who describe being dehumanised while in captivity.
In some cases, hostages have been killed when ransom payments were delayed.
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- Massad Boulos: 'No doubt that M23 are supported by Rwanda' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In a sit-down with the BBC, US Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, weighs in on the agreement’s security framework and defends the controversial mineral processing arrangement between the two nations. He also confirms Rwanda’s influence over M23 rebels.
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- Rwanda-DRC peace deal 'holds a lot of promise' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The BBC spoke to the foreign ministers of both countries, who were present at the signing of the deal, as they shared insights on the agreement and highlighted a significant new addition: the push to attract Western investment into the region’s mineral-rich mining sector.
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- MONUSCO Peacekeepers: ‘He knew I was pregnant before he left’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The fall of Goma to M23 rebels plunged the region into deeper turmoil.
For hundreds of women raising children fathered—and then abandoned—by UN peacekeepers, the collapse of security has made survival even harder.
The BBC first met some of these women before Goma fell. Now, amid renewed conflict, their lives have grown even more precarious.
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- Sudan: "Three of our children died from thirst' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Survivors of the recent attacks in Sudan’s western region of Darfur have spoken of the horrors they witnessed while fleeing the conflict. More than four hundred people were killed and hundreds of thousands forced to seek safety in recent weeks after a camp hosting displaced people was overrun by the paramilitary group RSF.
The war between the RSF and the country’s army broke out in April 2023 triggering the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and shows no signs of abating.
Reporter Anne Soy
Edited by Kathy Harcombe
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- WAFCON 2024: 'Women's football did not used to be given attention' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Wafcon 2024 is about to kick-off! After being pushed back a year because of scheduling issues, the tournament begins on Saturday when the hosts Atlas Lionesses from Morocco take on Zambia at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat.
Kawtar Bentaleb, a goalkeeper for top-flight club FUS Rabat, says staging the finals will boost the women's game in the kingdom.
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- Blessing Illivieda: The footballer defying grief to serve her country - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 'I'm doing this to honor my late husband'
Just days after the death of her husband, Blessing Illivieda joined a Nigeria training camp to honour his memory through the game they both loved.Illivieda is the captain of Bayelsa Queens and, just eight days before Ibrahim's death, the club won their second Nigeria Women's Football League title. Able to operate on either flank as a wing-back, the past season has been one of the most intense and fulfilling of her career.
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- Mendy: 'Hope is what drove me when I was without a club' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Senegal's goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says hope was what drove him back when he didn't have a club. The Al-Ahli player then went on to win the Champion's League with Chelsea in Europe and in Asia with his current Saudi Arabian club. He has now started ChangeKeepers, an organisation which hopes to give hope to disadvantaged kids and help wiht their education.
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- 19-year-old killed in Kenya anti-government protests - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- David Mwangi was sent to pick up his younger sibling from a tuition centre but he never made it back alive.
He was shot and killed during Wednesday’s protests in Nairobi’s Mukuru kwa Njenga, where police clashed with demonstrators marking one year since the Gen Z-led protests of 2024.
Human rights groups say at least 19 people were killed nationwide, all from gunshot wounds. Kenya’s Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen, however, described the protests as a “failed coup” and insisted that no police officer used excessive force.
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- Cape Town's gang wars - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “This is the bullet hole… where he slept.”
Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa - but it is also the country’s gang capital.
Over the course of just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa’s Western Cape - 79 of those were children, killed by gunshot wounds or stabbings.
One of the most volatile communities in the country is Hanover Park.
Learn more about Cape Town’s gang warfare here: https://youtu.be/-vQvFRDCa2g
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- Nairobi protests: Tear gas fired as thousands march across Kenya - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Kenya Protests: 'Why did they shoot my son for no reason?' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Renewable energy: Clean power from crop waste - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- US aid cuts in Africa: 'The food we have won't last a month' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels. The US had provided around 70% of the funding for the WFP's operations in Kenya. The WFP says that because of the cuts, the agency has had to slash the refugees' rations to 30% of the minimum recommended amount a person should eat to stay healthy. Mukuniwa Bililo Mami, a mother of two from the DRC, told the BBC of how she is struggling to survive.
#usaidcuts #usaidcutsafrica
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- Inside Cape Town’s Gang Wars: Life, Death, and Survival in the Cape Flats - BBC Africa Eye Docs
- Runtime
- 27:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #BBCAfricaEye investigates the violent realities of Cape Town gangs.
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In just three months last year, police reported 263 gang murders on South Africa’s Western Cape — 79 were children who died through gunshot wounds or stabbings.
Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa, but also one of the most unequal and divided. The city has become the country's gang capital with violence centred around townships known as Cape Flats. Here, more than a hundred gangs are fighting for control of the lucrative drugs trade.
This film provides rare access to one of the most volatile communities in the country, Hanover Park, and examines the efforts being made to reduce violence from within.
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Hanover Park, Cape Town
03:04 Pastor Craven Engel
04:08 The pastor meets the neighbourhood watch leader
...
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- Ken Saro-Wiwa: 'Why it's time for my father to be exonerated' BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage.
Along with eight other campaigners, Mr Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military regime.
Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in Nigeria's Ogoniland. Shell has long denied any involvement in the executions.
Though the pardons have been welcomed, some activists and relatives say they do not go far enough.
The BBC's Waihiga Mwaura speaks to one of Ken Saro-Wiwa's daughters, Zina Saro-Wiwa.
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- Has the US really brokered a lasting peace deal between Rwanda and DRC? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed a peace agreement which aims to end the conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC. The deal, brokered by the US, is to be signed by the two countries on June 27. So what’s in the deal and is it likely to hold?
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- Albert Ojwang's widow: ‘His body was like that of one who was tortured’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #albertojwang #kenyaprotests
Nevnina Onyango, the widow of the late Kenyan blogger and teacer Albert Ojwang has told the BBC about the 'last words' that he shared with her while in police custody and the tragic moment in which she later saw his body. The BBC also spoke to the teacher's father, Meshack Ojwang. Albert was arrested in his home village in western Kenya for allegedly insulting a police boss on social media. He was taken to Nairobi, where he later died in a police station. This week there has been protests in the capital calling for justice. The Kenyan Parliament has called the chief of police, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the internal affairs minister, and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority for questioning. Two police officers have been arrested in connection to Albert’s death.
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- Ngũgĩ’s ‘revolutionary’ classic back after nearly 50 years - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Trial of Dedan Kimathi — a groundbreaking play by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Micere Mugo — is now back on stage at Kenya’s National Theatre for the first time in nearly 50 years. Set during Kenya’s colonial period, if follows Mau Mau field marshal Dedan Kimathi, who was captured by the British in 1956 and executed a year later. He is portrayed as a revolutionary hero, and not as a criminal, as colonial criminal records often did.
Its return couldn’t be more timely. Ngũgĩ, one of Africa’s most influential writers, died this year — and this revival feels like more than just a tribute. It’s a powerful reflection on the struggles he spent his life documenting, some of which resonate till today: the crimes of colonialism, police brutality, youth disillusionment, ethnic division and the meddling of Western powers in African affairs.
#Ngũgĩ #TheTrialofDedanKimathi #NgũgĩwaThiongo #Africanliterature
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- Albert Ojwang: "His body was like that of one who was tortured' says widow- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The family of the late Kenyan blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang has told the BBC the ‘last words’ he said to them while in police custody. Albert was arrested in his home village in western Kenya for allegedly insulting a police boss on social media. He was taken to Nairobi, where he later died in a police station. This week there has been protests in the capital calling for justice.
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- Joseph Boakai: ‘Riding a private jet is sometimes necessary’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has defended his use of private jets for foreign trips, saying ‘sometimes it’s necessary’, and says it is not an abuse of public money.
Mr Boakai came to power in 2024 on a pledge to tackle financial mismanagement and corruption, which he claimed the previous leader George Weah failed to do. President Boakai was speaking to BBC Newsday’s Victoria Uwonkunda.
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- Iran x Israel: ‘We fled the DRC war, now we’re in a bigger one’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tonton Amisi Kalupa, a Congolese citizen has been living in Israel for the past nine years. He lives in Bat Yam, a city around 10km from Israel’s capital, Tel Aviv, which has been the target of deadly missiles by Iran over the past week.
He told the BBC’s Focus on Africa presenter Waihiga Mwaura that they haven’t been able to sleep over the past week and the most difficult part has been having to explain the situation to his children. Israel and Iran have been exchanging fire for the past five days.
#iranisrael #iranisraelconflict
🎤 Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura
🎬Producer: Carol Mwangi
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- Title
- These women are rebuilding Somalia's capital from the ground up - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Two young Somali women, Fathi Mohamed Abdi and Saadia Ahmed Omar, are redefining what it means to be a female engineer in a city that is rising from the ashes of its violent past. Both were born during the civil war and grew up witnessing their country fragmenting and in ruins. While many Somalis chose to leave the country, they stayed, driven by a passion to rebuild. BBC's Fardowsa Hanshi has just returned from Somalia, where she met them.
🎤 Fardowsa Hanshi
🎥 Anthony Irungu
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- Title
- South African troops return home after 'stuck' in the DRC- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- he first group of South African troops deployed to eastern DR Congo are due to arrive back home. The peacekeeping forces were deployed to the DRC tasked with protecting civilians and supporting the Congolese government. The M23 rebel group now control much of the surrounding areas where the South African troops are based.
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- Title
- Protests erupt in Kenya after death of teacher in police custody - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Demonstrators took to the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi after the death of a teacher and blogger while under police custody. Initially, the police had claimed that the injuries that Albert Ojwang had sustained were self-inflicted but the post-mortem exam led to a totally different conclusion.
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- Title
- The Gaza-bound convoy crossing North Africa to defy Israel blockade - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A vehicle convoy of over 1,500 volunteers from Tunisia and Algeria is making its way across North Africa to deliver aid to Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade. The 100-vehicle convoy left Tunis on Monday and is now in Libya. The organisers say they aim to cross into Gaza at the Rafah crossing in Egypt – although it’s not clear whether Egyptian authorities will allow them to enter. Israel says any attempt to breach the blockade is ‘unlawful.’
#Gazaconvoy #Israelblockade
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- Title
- Why is Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world to give birth? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- There are many factors at play leding Nigeria to be a very risky country for a young mother about to give. They involve infrastructure issues, situation of health care in the problem and even the often referred to brain drain in the West African nation is also contributing to the situation.
🎤 Mercy Frank-Ntagbu
🖊️ Makuochi Okafor
🎥 🎞️ Joshua Akinyemi
🎬 Todah Opeyemi
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- Title
- The Chinese minidramas going viral in Africa and worldwide - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- After TikTok burst on to the scene and got a generation hooked on short-form video, a new Chinese video trend with an equally radical format is now making waves globally. Chinese micro-dramas are made up of dozens of cringy, addictive one-or-two-minute episodes. Many Chinese micro-drama apps have been launched globally, with hundreds of millions of downloads in Africa, the US, Asia and Latin America. Ironically, the industry now faces censorship in China for being too "vulgar" and promoting "bad values".
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- Title
- Mo Ibrahim: 'Inaction on Sudan down to skin colour' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The world is ignoring the war in Sudan because of the skin colour of its people, according to British-Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim. Speaking to the BBC’s Akisa Wandera, Mr Ibrahim strongly criticised the international community for failing to end the conflict, blaming external actors for interfering and describing the UN Security Council’s system of veto ‘stupid’. Over 150,000 people have died and over four million have fled during the fighting between government forces and the RSF militia since 2023.
🎤 Reporter: Akisa Wandera
🎥 Filmed by: Amensisa Ifa
🎬 Produced by: Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú
🎞️ Edited by: Kathy Harcombe
#sudanwar #MoIbrahim
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- Title
- Mo Ibrahim: 'Sudan war ignored due to skin colour of its victims' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The world is ignoring the war in Sudan because of the skin colour of its people, according to British-Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim. Speaking to the BBC’s Akisa Wandera, Mr Ibrahim strongly criticised the international community for failing to end the conflict, blaming external actors for interfering and describing the UN Security Council’s system of veto ‘stupid’. Over 150,000 people have died and over four million have fled during the fighting between government forces and the RSF militia since 2023.
🎤 Reporter: Akisa Wandera
🎥 Filmed by: Amensisa Ifa
🎬 Produced by: Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú
🎞️ Edited by: Kathy Harcombe
#sudanwar #MoIbrahim
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- Title
- Bryan Mbeumo: Cameroon's hot property eyed by Man United - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Bryan Mbeumo has become one of the most sought-after players in the English Premier League. Manchester United are one of the clubs that want to sign the Cameroon forward after his starring role for Brentford this season. Ahead of Bees’ final game of the season, BBC Sport Africa’s Ian Williams spoke to Mbeumo about the secret of his success.
🎤 Reporter: Ian Williams
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- Title
- Elon Musk's father: 'Trump likely to win in row with Elon’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Errol Musk, the father of South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, says Donald Trump is likely to win in the row with his son. Trump and Musk have been in a public spat since Elon called Trump’s tax and spending bill ‘a disgusting abomination.’ The two have been trading increasingly hostile comments on social media since. He spoke to the BBC's Newsday's Catherine Byaruhanga.
🎤 Catherine Byaruhanga
#TrumpMuskrow #TrumpMuskdispute
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- Title
- 'We don't want them': Breaking down Trump's travel ban - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- US President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban to nationals from 12 countries - including 7 African nations. But the reasons alleged for the travel restrictions raised some questions.
#Trumptravelban #travelban
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- Title
- Boniface Mwangi: Activist's claim of sexual torture in Tanzania detention - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan human rights activist, and Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan activist, were detained for several days in Tanzania. Since their release, the pair have spoken on how they were sexually tortured by Tanzanian security officers. Boniface Mwangi spoke to BBC Newsday’s James Copnall on how he was detained for trying to expose the case of a Tanzanian opposition election candidate. The Tanzanian authorities deny the allegations.
🎤 Reporter: James Copnall
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- Title
- Bill Gates: ‘I’ll be as loud as I can be on Trump aid cuts' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 9:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has told BBC Focus on Africa’s Waihiga Mwaura that he will speak out to the US government on aid cuts imposed by President Donald Trump. Mr Gates has been visiting the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as he aims to strengthen collaboration between the Gates Foundation and the AU. He’s said that he will spend most of his $200 billion fortune on improving health and education in Africa as his foundation winds down its operations over the next twenty years.
🎤 Interview by: Waihiga Mwaura
🎬 Produced by: Hassan Lali and Yvette Twagiramariya
🎥 Filmed by: Brian Mala
🎞️ Edited by: Kathy Harcombe
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- Title
- Bill Gates: ‘I’ll be as loud as I can be’ on aid cuts - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has told BBC Africa’s Waihiga Mwaura that he will speak out to the US government on aid cuts imposed by President Donald Trump. Mr Gates has been visiting the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as he aims to strengthen collaboration between the Gates Foundation and the AU. He’s said that he will spend most of his $200 billion fortune on improving health and education in Africa as his foundation winds down its operations over the next twenty years.
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- Title
- The children bearing the brunt of Sudan's civil war - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The war in Sudan has displaced an estimated 14.6 million people and left more than half of the country’s population in need of humanitarian support. According to the UN agency for children (UNICEF), Sudan is also the world’s largest child displacement crisis. The BBC reports from a makeshift shelter set up in a school building in the city of Omdurman. It was attacked by the RSF while children were playing in it. Now, many of the children now suffer from nightmares and post-traumatic stress.
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- Title
- Nigeria floods: 'I saw people people carried away on their mattresses' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- More than 200 people have died after floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa. The floods, said to be the worst in the area for 60 years, swept through the districts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa after torrential rain. A survivor told the BBC how she saw kids from a local school climbing a tree to escape the floods.
🎤 Reporter: Azeezat Olaoluwa
🎥 Filmed by: Gift Ufuoma
🎞️ Edited by: Ameer Ahmed
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