BBC Africa
Ghana election: The top three issues for voters - BBC Africa
- Title
- Ghana election: The top three issues for voters - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- More than 100 countries around the world have gone to the polls this year. On 7 December, Ghana will vote to elect their new president and members of parliament. The BBC’s Daniel Dadzie has looked at three key issues the new president will have to tackle.
#Ghana #Ghanaelection #BBC Africa
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- The unknown disease hitting Central Africa - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the country’s health ministry the illness is causing flu-like symptoms and the majority of those who have died are teenagers. Response teams have been sent to the country’s Kwango province to collect samples and investigate the nature of the disease which is currently affecting around 300 people.
#shorts #mysteriousdisease #mysteriousdiseaseDRC
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- Title
- Galamsey: The deadly dig for gold - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining, known as galamsey. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water. Ghanaians have even been protesting in the streets over galamsey and it has also become a hot issue in the presidential election. The BBC has discovered that water around illegal mining sites contain around 500 times more mercury than the World Health Organisation guideline for safe drinking water. But why are the miners using this highly toxic chemical knowing the harm it causes? The BBC's Thomas Naadi reports.
#galamsey #ghanagalamsey #galamseydocumentary
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- Title
- How easy is to travel to another African country? Focus On Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 23:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Nigeria air strikes: Tudunbiri village continues to mourn dozens of deaths and cope with injuries one year later on
We look at the impact of mercury poisoning caused by illegal mining in southwestern Ghana
And how easy is it for you to travel to another African country?
00:01 Intro
00:56 The tragedy of Tudunbiri, a year on,
08:22 What is the impact of illegal mining in Ghana?
15:35 How easy is to travel to another African country?
#focusonafricapodcast #focusonafricathepodcast
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- Title
- Why is President Biden visiting Angola? Focus On Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- US President Biden is in Angola for what is likely to be the final foreign trip of his presidency. It’s his first visit to Sub- Saharan Africa and it's part of a promise the president made, during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in 2022, to travel to the continent. But, it comes almost at the end of his tenure, so what does the president's trip to Angola say about the US Africa policy?
Also, we'll hear hearing from the Mozambican opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, as protests continue over election results
And who is Maxim Shugalei and what's he doing in Africa?
00:01 Intro
00:57 What Venancio Mondlane told the BBC in an exclusive interview?
08:26 Is the Chruch getting too close to the state in Kenya?
15:11 Who is Maxim Shugalei?
#focusonafricapodcast #focusonafricathepodcast
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- 'I was talking to my brothers, then I saw their bodies on the ground' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- #TuduBiri #Nigeria #TuduBiriOneYear
It was meant to be a day of joy but December 3rd 2023 was a day of tears for residents in the Northern Nigerian town of Tudun Biri. An accidental drone attack from the Nigerian army dropped two bombs on worshippers celebrating a Muslim festival. It left over 85 people dead and many more injured. (A year on) Residents are still picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. Aisha Budari (pictured) was one of them. One moment, she was speaking to her brothers. Then next, she saw their dead bodies on the ground.
🎤 Presenter: Azeezat Olaoluwa
🎬 Producers: Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú and Christine Otieno
📽️ Filmed and edited by: Gift Ufuoma
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- Guinea: The moment of a deadly crush at a football stadium - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A crush in a stadium during a football in Nzérékoré, Guinea, left scores of dead people.Guinean journalist, Paul Sakouvogi, shared some of the scenes witnesses at the scene and of the aftermath of the disaster.
#Shorts #Guinea #stadiumcrusch #footballdisaster
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- Mozambique: 'Ruling party will not last till end of 2024' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The runner-up to Mozambique’s recent elections, Venâncio Mondlane says that the ruling party Frelimo won’t be able to cope with the pressure from those protesting against the electoral results, which he claims were fraudulent. In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Bruno Garcez, Mr Mondlane said that if the demonstrations carry on for any longer, the ruling party will be forced out of power by the end of the year.
#mozambique #venanciomondlane #mozambiqueprotests
🎤 Presenter: Bruno Garcez
🎬 Produced by: Nomsa Maseko, Gem O'Reilly & Bruno Garcez
🎞️ Edited by: Gem O'Reilly
#mozambique #venanciomondlane #mozambiqueprotests
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- Andre Vibez: The man behind chart-toppers 'Calm Down' and 'Rush'- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Rema's global smash hit 'Calm Down' and Ayra Starr's Grammy nominated hit 'Rush' combined have surpassed over 2 billion streams. The two bangers also share something else: the mastermind behind the songs is Afrobeats mastermind producer Andre Vibez. He shared with what it was like to work on the two megahits.
#Andrevibez #calmdown #rush #rema #ayrastarr
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- Title
- A glimpse of the past in Uganda - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine has made it his mission to preserve and exhibit the work of the late Ugandan studio photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, who recorded the lives of people from the rural town of Mbirizi. He has turned this body of work into an award winning documentary called Memories of Love returned. He speaks about his journey over 22 years and the impact the photos have made years later on the lives of the subjects.
#ntaregumambaho #photooftheday #bbcnews
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- Title
- 'We know who the bandits are and where they live' BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 6:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Governor of the Zamfara State in Nigeria, Dauda, Lawal Dare, tells Waihiga Mwaura why, despite knowing who the bandits are, he is not going after them.
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- The moment the lights went out in Zimbabwe's Parliament- BBC Africa #news #zimbabwe #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A power cut plunged Zimbabwe's parliament into darkness as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was finishing his budget speech. The lights flickered and died, leaving top officials and members of parliament sitting in the dark.
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- Sudan war: Nowhere else on Earth are so many children on the run - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The UN’s new relief chief Tom Fletcher has been visiting Sudan to highlight what he calls an “invisible crisis.” The new Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, chose Sudan to highlight what is now described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, 25 million people, half of the population, needs lifesaving aid. But it’s not getting the international attention and aid that it needs. Mr Fletcher has spent the past four days in Port Sudan and in Kassala in the east visiting Sudanese communities and meeting high level Sudanese officials to try to improve the delivery of aid. He is inow in neighbouring Chad now to visit camps which give refuge to more than half a million Sudanese who’ve The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is travelling with him .
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- Why is Ethiopia a major hub for bitcoin mining?- Focus On Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mali has appointed its spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, as prime minister a day after firing its previous leader, Choguel Kokalla Maïga and his government. This came after rare criticism by Maïga of the junta. What's really behind the reshuffle?
Also did you know that Ethiopia is a major hub for bitcoin mining?
And how the world of sport is doing its bit for the climate crisis!
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- Namibian elections: what's at stake? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As Namibians head to the polls on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the country since independence. We'll get analysis and hear from young voters.
Also young Nigerians caught up in the gold rush in rebel controlled areas in Mali. But do they know that the sale of gold is funding something sinister?
And why the grass may not always be greener for African migrants working in the Gulf States.
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- Title
- Why is Zimbabwe's opposition in disarray? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A court in Zimbabwe recently convicted dozens of opposition politicians belonging to the Citizens Coalition for Change party for holding an illegal gathering. Is the party facing a clamp down from Zanu-PF?
How the church is trying to navigate governance challenges for Kenya and Africa.
Plus, lessons the South African city of Cape Town learned about water security from the 2018 drought.
00:01 Intro
01:12 Why is Zimbabwe's opposition in disarray?
08:19 Is the Chruch getting too close to the state in Kenya?
16:06 How Cape Town saved its own faith from water crisis in 2018?
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- Title
- ‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' fertility scam - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 🇳🇬 Who are the fertility scammers targeting Nigerian women desperate for motherhood - and fuelling an underground trade in babies? #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to investigate.
📽️ Watch the documentary, "Nigeria's Miracle Baby Scammers" here: https://youtu.be/r62xSGw3kcI
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#CrypticPregnancy #Nigeria #Documentary #Documentaries #Maternity #IVF #Adoption #TTC #WomensRights #Health #BBCAfrica
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- Nigeria's Miracle Baby Scammers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 28:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to expose the fertility scammers targeting Nigerian women and fuelling an underground trade in black market babies.
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Women with fertility issues in Nigeria are being tricked into parting with hundreds of dollars, duped into believing they’re pregnant, and delivering babies that are often trafficked.
Africa Eye's undercover investigation exposes one of these scammers, who guarantees results but says delivery won’t happen without payment for an expensive ‘drug’.
This documentary investigates how these scammers prey on women so desperate for a baby that they choose to ignore the reality that is obvious to most. We speak to those who have fallen for this scam, and expose the link to baby trafficking.
Yemisi Adegoke reports on the crippling stigma of infertility in Nigeria and uncovers the criminal networks...
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- Fuse ODG on Band Aid: ‘It treats Africa as a charity case’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Band Aid’s single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ is celebrating 40 years. The classic charity song, whose funds were meant to fight famine in Africa, was performed by a music supergroup and paved the way for a series of charity concerts and records. But decades later, some artists now believe it depicts Africa in a negative light. British-Ghanaian rapper Fuse ODG is one of them. “Growing up in the UK, I was not proud of being African because of images initiatives like Band Aid were portraying on TV”, says the rapper, in an interview to Focus on Africa.
#bandaid #dotheyknowitschristmas #fuseodg
🎤 Reporter: Yvette Twagiramariya
🎬 Producer: Bruno Garcez
🎞️ Edited by: Catherine Heathwood
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- Many families in Mozambique are crying - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Following the disputed elections in Mozambique, the country has been shaken by a wave of protests and killings. The BBC’s Ian Wafula reporting from Maputo, looked into allegations that police is behind some of the killings of the protesters.
#mozambique #moazambiquenews #bbcnews
🎤 Reporter: Ian Wafula
📹: Filmed by: Anthony Irungu
🎬 Produced by: Anne Okumu
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- Title
- G20: does South Africa's presidency matter? Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South Africa takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil for a year. Will Africa benefit from this?
How organised crime benefits from trafficking electronic waste to Ghana.
And Somalia's Finance Minister on the benefits of debt forgiveness.
#focusonafricapodcast #focusonafricathepodcast
00:01 Intro
01:16 G20: does South Africa's presidency matter?
08:33 The dark side of e-waste in Ghana.
15:23 Somalia's Finance Minister on the benefits of debt forgiveness.
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- Why did Russia vote against a ceasefire in Sudan? Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution which called for a ceasefire in Sudan. It was proposed by the UK and Sierra Leone, calling on both sides to immediately halt hostilities and start talks aimed at agreeing a national ceasefire. Why did Russia veto it?
Also, the online trend that has Nigerians furiously tapping their phones
And the Ghanaian-British musician Fuze ODG explains why he thinks initiatives like Band Aid, is not good for Africa.
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
00:01 Intro
01:16 Why did Russia vote against a ceasefire in Sudan?
08:46 Nigeria is the world's second highest crypto using country int he world.
14:45 Why this artist doesn't think Band Aid is good for Africa?
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- Title
- How deep are the links between India-Nigeria? Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Was India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nigeria about lobbying for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
Why are some young TikTokers in Uganda being jailed?
And why thousands of indigenous, sacred baobab trees are under threat in the Limpopo region of South Africa.
00:01 Intro
01:08 How deep are the links between India-Nigeria?
07:56 Why is Uganda prosecuting young TikTokers?
15:15 Why are sacred baobab trees under threat in South Africa?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- How sextortion led to a young man's death - Focus On Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Senegalese government has claimed victory in the recent parliamentary elections with most of the votes already counted. It said the ruling party, Pastef, had won with a "large majority". So what next for Senegal?
Also the cruel crime of sextortion and how it led to the death of a young man.
And a prize that shines a spotlight on detained Eritrean journalists.
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
00:01 Intro
01:04 Senegal's parliamentary elections
08:36 How a British teen fell victim to a sextortion scam and led to his death.
15:47 An incredible story of the world's longest detained journalist.
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- Title
- 'My dad has been in jail for 23 years. His crime? Being a journalist' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Betlehem was only eight when she last saw her father, Dawit Isaak, a founder of Eritrea’s first independent newspaper. But Eritrea is one of the world's worst places to be a journalist. It has no independent media, hasn't held elections since its independence and many journalists are behind bars. Isaak is one of them - after 23 years in jail he's the world's longest detained journalist. But he's now been granted a presitigious award. Betlehem tells about the prize and shares memories of her father and their country.
🎬 🎞️ Produced and edited: Marta Pausilli & Ali Abbas Ahmadi
#Eritrea #independentjournalism #DawitIsaak
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- Title
- Minusma: Why did the UN mission in Mali fail? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- After Eleven years, the United Nation mission in Mali is officially over. While Minusma troops were withdrawn last December, a smaller team stayed behind to oversee the removal of UN-owned infrastructure and appropriate disposal of its equipment. The mission is one of the deadliest and is widely considered to have failed. But what were the challenges faced by Minusma and did it have any successes?
#Minusma #Mali #bbcafrica
🎬 Producer: Catherine Heathwood
🎞️ Editor: Marina Daras
🎤 Presenter: Esther Kahumbi
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- Title
- Why are thousands of miners refusing to leave? BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dozens of volunteers have entered an abandoned gold mine in South Africa to help what could be thousands of illegal miners who have been underground for a month. The miners have refused to co-operate with the authorities as some are undocumented migrants and fear being deported or arrested. There are reports that the miners have been eating vinegar and toothpaste to survive while underground. The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko is at the site.
#SouthAfricamining #Mining #bbcafrica
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- Who are the Lakurawas, Nigeria's new jihadist group? BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Nigerian army said that a new "terrorism" group had emerged in the northwestern state of Sokoto and western Kebbi state.
The Lakurawa (also Lakurawas) group, which has ties to Islamic State (IS) in the Sahel, reportedly emerged from neighbouring Niger and Mali where it charged levies and opposed democracy.
Nigerian army spokesperson Maj Gen Edward Buba said Lakurawas emerged after the coup in Niger in July 2023, which strained diplomatic relations and military cooperation between the two countries.
Sokoto police spokesperson Ahmed Rufai said the new group's fighters carry sophisticated weapons and are imposing "their own kind of religious practice on the people". He added that they are fighting local "bandits" and "claim to be working against illegalities".
The development is likely to worsen the security situation in Nigeria, especially in the northwest that has grappled with attacks by armed criminals referred to by local media ...
- Title
- 'Church's failure to stop John Smyth cost my brother's life' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- It was December 1992. Guide Nyachuru was excited to attend a holiday camp. By the following morning, he was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool. The camp was one of those run in Zimbabwe by John Smyth - a barrister who died in 2018 and who's at the heart of an absue scandal involving the Church of England. His sister, Edith, thinks that had the religious authorities acted in time, her brother could still be alive.
#JohnSmyth #ChurchofEngland #JustinWelby
🎤 Shingai Nyoka
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- Title
- Sierra Leone’s loitering laws declared discriminatory I Focus On Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The ECOWAS Court recently declared Sierra Leone’s loitering laws discriminatory and ordered their amendment or repeal.
A BBC investigation sees evidence that devastating flood water in South Sudan is spreading pollution from the oil industry.
And why is there a dispute over uranium production in Niger ?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
00:01 Intro
01:14 Why are Sierra Leone's loitering laws considered 'discriminatory'
08:28 How oil pollution is being spread around South Sudan by floods.
14:53 Why is there a tussle between the junta and the French nuclear fuel firm in Niger?
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- Title
- How did African migrants vote in US elections? Focus On Africa
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Mauritian government has ended its recent suspension of social media, which threatened voters’ access to information ahead of the general elections on the 10th of November.
Once a proud democracy, how are Mauritians feeling about the upcoming election?
Also are more African domestic workers escaping Lebanon, as the war continues?
And how did some African migrants vote in the recent US elections?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
00:01 Intro
01:19 How are Mauritians feeling about the election?
09:03 Are more African domestic workers escaping Lebanon?
15:51 How did African migrants vote in US elections?
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- Title
- Life at 50°C: South Sudan's Poisoned Floods: A Climate Crisis Unfolds | BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 51:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South Sudan is on the frontline of climate change. Extreme flooding has affected hundreds of thousands. Bentiu camp for displaced people is home to 140,000 and has been surrounded by water for close to five years. #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
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Some of the camp's residents have fled fighting, others escaped here after unprecedented floods began in 2019. At the worst point, two thirds of the state was underwater - forcing people to forage for food like water lily roots to supplement UN rations.
Now, the BBC has been shown evidence that the flood water may harbour yet another threat to the region's vulnerable inhabitants - pollution from the country's oil industry.
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This film launches a new season of the #BBCWorldService series Life at 50°C: Water Crisis, which investigates the most severe aspects of climate change in some of the hottest parts of the...
- Title
- Is it legal to detain children in Nigeria? Focus On Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Over 30 children in Nigeria, who were arrested in August after taking part in anti-government demonstrations were detained and charged with treason. Those charges have now been dropped, following outrage in the country. The country's President Bola Tinubu also called for the release of the minors. But why were children detained in the first place?
Also a warning from Equatorial Guinea's vice president Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who has said, civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face "severe measures"
And the town that's slowly coming to life after war in the Central African Republic. What's life like now for the residents of Bossangoa?
00:01 Intro
01:13 Why are Nigerian children being detained?
08:44 Is massive sex tape leak a ploy for power in central Africa?
15:52 What's life like for the residents of Bossangoa in CAR?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- What do Nigerians make of Kemi Badenoch? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- After failure to pay civil servants and armed forces for a year- is South Sudan on the verge of becoming a failed state?
What do Nigerians make of their former compatriot Kemi Badenoch, who has become the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK
And why are Nigeria and South Africa able to export power but can't meet domestic demand?
00:01 Intro
00:51 Is South Sudan is on the verge of becoming a failed state?
07:26 What do Nigerians make of Kemi Badenoch?
15:07 Why do Nigerians and South Africans continue to suffer endemic power shortages?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- Botswana's Duma Boko on Trump, diamonds and unemployment - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Botswana’s new president's main focus - and the reason behind his victory - is his promise to improve the economy.
Duma Boko says amongst his first moves will be to to sign new deal with global diamond giant De Beers.
Boko believes the agreement has been in jeopardy because of how his predecessor handled negotiations over diamond sales.
With diamond revenues assured, investors would have confidence in Botswana, which would bring in money to the country, Boko told the BBC Africa Daily podcast.
This would aid his ambition to create jobs - 100,000 a year over the next five years.
#botswananews #botswana #DumaBoko
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- Title
- The trailblazing female coach in a top male premier league - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- #JacklineJuma #Femalefootballcoach #kenya
⚽️ 🇰🇪 Jackline Juma is making history as the first woman to coach a men's team in Kenya's top football league. But the trainer still has to cope with sexism on the touchline. Leading FC Talanta into the new Kenyan Premier League (KPL) season, Juma still has to avoid many "tackles".
🎤 Kelvin Kimathi
🎥 🎞️ Brian Khisa
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- Title
- Rwanda: 'We have no troops in the DRC' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Rwanda's foreign minister has denied UN evidence that his country has troops in the DRC. Speaking to the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura, Olivier Nduhungirehe rubbished the claims despite an almost 300-page report being handed to the UN Security Council saying that his country has up to 4,000 troops in the country. The report detailed that his troops were fighting alongside the rebel M23 troops which controls much of the North Kivu province.
#bbcfocusonafrica #drcrwanda
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- Title
- US Election: What's in it for Africa ? BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The US has seen one of its most competitive presidential races in the country’s recent history. Vice-President and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump share different styles and views on a wide array of topics – foreign policy being just one of them. So, what would it mean for Africa if either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris gets to the White House?
#uselections2024 #uselectionresults #africanews
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- Title
- Lammy: 'Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of cash".
In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders signed a statement saying the time had come for a conversation about reparations, Lammy told the BBC that was not "the debate people are wanting to have".
The UK government previously ruled out paying reparations for slavery and Downing Street said its position included "other forms of non-financial reparatory justice too".
Lammy said the UK would instead look to develop relations with African nations through sharing skills and science.
#reparation #réparations #davidlammy
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- Title
- Could Africa's genetic diversity revolutionise global drug development? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 27:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As piracy returns off the coast of Somalia, we hear from Pakistani and Iranian fishermen who fear being kidnapped. After years of being pushed back, the problem is once again on the rise.
Also, find out how Africa's genetic variation could benefit the medical world.
And how financial technology is changing business transactions on the African continent.
00:01 Intro
01:00 Somalia: Hunger at home or risking your life at sea?
08:29 Could Africa's genetic diversity revolutionise global drug development?
17:37 How financial technologies aew transforming business in Africa
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- Boniface Mwangi: 'Tactics to silence critics are from a bygone era' Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 29:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi concedes defeat, marking the end of rule for the Democratic Party (BDP). What went wrong for the party that has been in power since independence in 1966?
Plus, we hear from the Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who says government tactics to silence critics are from a bygone era.
And the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, that is seeking to break away from the rest of Nigeria, has been in court to reverse its designation as a terrorist organisation. But what is the history behind the movement, and will they ever achieve their aims?
00:01 Intro
00:47 What went wrong for Botswana's BDP party?
09:22 A conversation with Kenya's human rights activist Boniface Mwangi
18:43 Why indigenous People of Biafra want to separate from the rest of Nigeria?
#focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- Where climate change meets conflict - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 24:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Climate change is bringing droughts and floods around the world, but in fragile states like Somalia, it is also acting as a kind of 'chaos multiplier', making existing conflicts even more acute. So how is the country rising to the challenge?
#climatechangeimpact #somalianews #climatechangebbc
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- Title
- 'I lost my leg on my way home from school' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 6:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two years ago a peace deal was signed ending the Tigray conflict, one of Africa’s deadliest in modern times. The war – which raged from 2020 to 2022 - was fought between the central government and its allies on one side and Tigrayan forces on the other. But besides the progress made, Ethiopia is still not at peace. In the country’s north-western Amhara region another conflict is raging and in Tigray itself, the impact of the war still lingers on in the form of unexploded ordnance which is killing or injuring hundreds of civilians each year. We hear from a teenager whose dreams of becoming a farmer were ended after he stepped on unexploded ordnance a year ago.
#bbcfocusonafrica #focusonafrica
#tigraynews
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- Title
- The African activist knocking on doors for Kamala Harris - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- #donaldtrump #HarrisTrump #uselection
Harrison Poku, who identifies as a Ghanaian, drove to Pennsylvania in a last-minute dash to get African Americans and African migrants who have become citizens, to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming US election. It's one of the key battleground states in the electoral race and a razor’s edge currently separates the Democrat and Republican presidential nominees. BBC Africa’s Rhoda Odhiambo has travelled across the US speaking to voters and campaigners.
🎤 Rhoda Odhiambo
🎥 Michel Mvondo
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- Title
- Compressed natural gas as an alternative to petrol? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Civil society groups have warned the risk of sexual violence in Sudan is so severe that some women are taking their own lives. Campaigners have told the BBC of several cases of women taking their lives, either after enduring sexual violence or to avoid it. On Tuesday, a major UN report highlighted 'staggering' levels of sexual violence in Sudan, attributing the worst atrocities to the paramilitary RSF group.
Also, find out how upcoming elections in the US could impact Africa.
And could Compressed Natural Gas provide an alternative to petrol in Nigeria?
#Focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- 'Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing.
As the war in Sudan continues, some civil society groups have warned the risk of sexual violence in Sudan is so severe that some women are reportedly taking their own lives. Campaigners have told the BBC of several cases of women taking their lives, either after enduring sexual violence or to avoid it. On Tuesday October 29, a major UN report highlighted 'staggering' levels of sexual violence in Sudan, attributing the worst atrocities to the paramilitary RSF group. The BBC’s Ian Wafula sheds some light on the situation.
#sudanwar
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- Title
- 'Why I spent my university fees on TikTok battles' Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 29:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Chad's President Mahamat Déby has ordered an army offensive against Islamist militants after 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base. But can the Chadian army defeat Boko Haram?
A Congolese asylum seeker to the US shares his story and his message to the presidential candidates.
And we hear how a TikTok game could be endangering social cohesion in Somalia.
00:01 Intro
01:16 Can Chad crackdown on Islamist militants?
10:32 A Congolese asylum seeker's message to US presidential candidates.
18:44 'Why I spent my university fees on Somali TikTok battles'
#Focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- How to stop deadly tanker explosions in Uganda and Nigeria? Focus on Africa Podcast
- Runtime
- 22:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In one of the deadliest attacks since Sudan's conflict began, pro-democracy groups report that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 124 civilians and injured over a hundred others in El-Gezira state. The RSF allegedly raided Al-Sireha village on Friday, leading to widespread deaths and injuries, with images of bodies prepared for burial and mass graves circulating on social media. The RSF has denied targeting civilians.
Also Botswana, hailed for its stable democracy, holds a general election on Wednesday.
And we hear from a road transport owner following deadly tanker explosions in Uganda and Nigeria.
00:01 Intro
01:09 What brought the renewed attacks in Sudan's Gezira state by the RSF?
08:06 Botswana elections: What do young voters want?
15:59 What can be done to stop deadly tanker explosions in Uganda and Nigeria?
#Focusonafricapodcast #FocusonafricaThepodcast
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- Title
- Sudan heading for 'largest humanitarian crisis ever' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sudan needs an imediate ceasefire between its warring factions, combined with international funding as well as free entry for aid to be delivered, otherwise it risks facing chaos and starvation. That's what Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme told the BBC's Anne Soy.
#Sudan #WFP #humanitariancrisis
🎤 Anne Soy
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- Title
- 🇫🇷 Born in France but searching for a future in Africa - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Amid rising nationalism, police violence and social tensions in France, some young French Africans are turning to the continent in search of, what they say, is a better life. BBC Africa Eye investigates.
🎥 Watch the documentary 'The Homecoming', here: https://youtu.be/ZbABHnXDiXE
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#Senegal #France #BBCDocumentary #ReverseMigration #Migrants #Migration #FrenchAfrican #BBCAfrica #Documentaries #AfricanDiaspora
