BBC Africa
'My people look up to me to make more global hit songs' - BBC Africa
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- 'My people look up to me to make more global hit songs' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Liberian superstar JZyNO sat down with Focus on Africa's Nkechi Ogbonna to reflect on life since his breakout hit, his humble beginnings in Liberia, and what the country needs to do to produce more globally successful artists.
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- Uganda bids farewell to ‘boy king’
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom bid its farewell to King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba today closing a reign of nearly 31 years. Crowned at just three years old, he was once recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch. He died aged 34 while receiving treatment in the United States.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Fort Portal for the procession. In a tribute at the burial, his sister, Princess Ruth Nsemere Komuntale, remembered a king who never lost his boyish spirit, recalling his love of movies, fitness, and simply having fun.
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- 'Three years after university, and I'm still unemployed' | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
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- 25:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, a young Nigerian went viral after saying he would rather be a donkey in Malawi than a graduate in Nigeria.
He wasn't alone. Another young man made headlines after taking to the streets of Abuja with a placard declaring that he had a BA, MSc and PhD - but still couldn't find a job.
So, why are so many young Nigerian graduates struggling to find work?
Is the problem with Nigeria's education system, the economy, or something else?
Focus on Africa podcast host, Nkechi Ogbonna, travels to Lagos to hear from people on different sides of the issue: Olamide Adeyeye, who heads a job-search platform; 23-year-old Titilayo Nwosu, a plant biotechnology graduate from Nnamdi Azikiwe University; and Dr Suraj, a lecturer at the University of Lagos.
Together, they explore the challenges facing Nigeria's graduates and ask what needs to change to give young people a better chance of finding meaningful employment.
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- The story behind Uganda's Tooro Kingdom succession crisis - BBC Africa
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A bitter succession dispute has erupted in one of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms.
Until his death, King Oyo Nyimba was the world’s youngest reigning monarch.
Royal clan elders named Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the next monarch but this has been rejected by Oyo’s close family.
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- More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire - BBC Africa
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- At least 24 children — 19 girls and 5 boys — died after a fire swept through two primary schools in Bukavu, eastern DRC, on Thursday morning.
AFC‑M23 says the blaze began in Tshimpunda, Kadutu Commune, before spreading to homes and schools.
Rescue teams contained the flames, but 29 people remain hospitalized, 21 in intensive care.
Authorities fear the toll may rise. Rebel‑appointed officials and the Ministry of Education have pledged investigations and urgent support.
Many who lost their homes found refuge in nearby schools, in need of assistance.
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- The viral dress that told a C-section story - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- When Miss Uganda showed up at Miss World in Vietnam, she wore more than a gown. She wore all seven anatomical layers of a C-section which were turned into art. Designer, Mushirah Abdallah, made sure every stitch honored the scars mothers often carry in silence.
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- Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A drone display recreated the Twin Towers over New York City to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
The artwork, titled "2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor", is a commemorative public art installation in collaboration with artists, producers, and members of the 9/11 community, including victims' families, survivors, and first responders.
Organisers say each light represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
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- The woman who saved Nigeria from Ebola - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In 2014, as Ebola threatened to spread through Lagos, Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh made a decision that helped save millions.
She refused to release Nigeria’s first Ebola patient, buying vital time to contain the outbreak.
Dr Adadevoh’s courage helped protect Nigeria but ultimately cost her her life.
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- The woman who saved Nigeria from Ebola - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In 2014, as Ebola threatened to spread through Lagos, Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh made a decision that helped save millions.
She refused to release Nigeria’s first Ebola patient, buying vital time to contain the outbreak.
Her courage protected Nigeria but ultimately cost her her life.
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- Gambians protest over increased power blackouts - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 48 hours without electricity? For many people in The Gambia, that has become a reality.
Months of severe power cuts have pushed protesters to the streets, burning tyres and chanting “Barrow must go!”
President Adama Barrow has now called the electricity crisis a “national security issue” and says power supply is expected to improve by October 2026.
With elections coming up in December, the pressure on his government is growing.
So, what’s the longest you’ve gone without electricity this year?
Tell us in the comments.
Filmed and edited by Gloria Achieng
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- The wedding photographer of Darfur - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 9:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Mohammed, a photographer from Darfur, was forced to flee the violence in El Fasher and now lives in Tawila, a refuge for thousands displaced by the conflict in Sudan.
For years, he documented Sudan's wars, capturing scenes of displacement, loss and survival.
Today, his lens is focused on something very different: couples, families and communities celebrating the best days they have not had in a long time.
Producer: Lucy Provan
Video Editor: Anne Okumu
Filmed by: Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah
Executive Producer: Marko Zoric
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- Her school was attacked by bandits but she’s still fighting for her dreams - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 8:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Around the world education can have life-changing effect on children. When armed men raided a school in Northern Nigeria five years ago, it devastated the lives of hundreds of girls.
Those that were taken were released after several terrifying days in captivity, but their school remained closed robbing them of an education and a future.
Following a #BBCAfricaEye investigation featuring the incident, a donor agreed to fund the education of several of the girls. This material looks at how this has changed the lives of Hannutu and Ummu and allowed them to chase their dreams for a better future.
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- Why are some Burundians looking to leave Kenya?
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Hundreds of Burundians in Kenya are scrambling to process travel documents to leave the country ahead of the crackdown on unlicensed small businesses run migrants.
Kenyan President William Ruto set Monday deadline for foreigners operating small-scale businesses to cease work, after the trade ministry said some exploited visa rules to work without required permits.
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- The wedding Photographer of Darfur - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Mohammed, a photographer from Darfur, was forced to flee the violence in el-Fasher and now lives in Tawila, a refuge for thousands displaced by the conflict in Sudan.
For years, he documented Sudan's wars, capturing scenes of displacement, loss, and survival. Today, his lens is focused on something very different, couples, families and communities celebrating best days they have not had in a long times.
Producer: Lucy Provan
Video Editor: Anne Okumu
Filmed by: Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah
Executive Producer: Marko Zoric
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- Cape Verde declares national mourning after deadly bus crash- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Cape Verde has declared two days of national mourning after a bus crash killed at least 25 people on the island of Fogo on Saturday.
Officials say the bus plunged about 30 metres into a ravine while carrying dozens of passengers returning from a visit to the Pico do Fogo volcano.
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- Her school was attacked by bandits but she’s still fighting for her dreams - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Around the world education can have life-changing effect on children. When armed men raided a school in Northern Nigeria five years ago, it devastated the lives of hundreds of girls.
Those that were taken were released after several terrifying days in captivity, but their school remained closed robbing them of an education and a future.
Following a BBC Africa Eye programme featuring the incident, a donor agreed to fund the education of several of the girls.
This material looks at how this has changed the lives of Hannutu and Ummu and allowed them to chase their dreams for a better future.
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- Are Christians Being Targeted in Nigeria’s Middle Belt? – BBC Africa Eye
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Are Nigeria's Christians being deliberately targeted in attacks?
#BBCAfricaEye goes to Nigeria’s Middle Belt to investigate claims circulating on social media.
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- I created my own plastic fake forest - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Could you imagine expensive works of art made entirely from waste?
Zimbabwean artist Moffat Takadiwa transforms discarded materials into striking installations, turning pollution into art that reflects on consumption, waste and the environment.
His work has been exhibited in cultural capitals around the world, including Venice, Paris and São Paulo.
▶️ Watch to see how he turns waste into art.
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- JZyNO on taking Liberia's sound global | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 24:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- From selling charcoal, firewood and a popular West Africa staple food locally known as garri, to making waves on the global music scene.
Liberian superstar JZyNO has come a long way. He started making music in Liberia before moving to Ghana to pursue his dreams, where he found a more developed music industry. In 2023, he broke onto the international scene with his hit single, Butta My Bread, which has amassed over 300 million streams.
He sat down with Focus on Africa to reflect on life since his breakout hit, his humble beginnings in Liberia, and what the country needs to do to produce more globally successful artists.
00:00-00:45 Coming up
00:30-02:00 JZyNO's visit to Kenya
02:00-04:15 Becoming the breakthrough star from Liberia
04:15-07:20 The impact of religion on JZyNO's music
07:20-09:20 The move from Liberia to Ghana
09:20-08:15 Starting out in music
08:15-09:30 Chebet's diagnosis for postpartum psychosis...
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- Nigerians shocked after Uber announces 'last ride' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Global ride-hailing giant Uber started operating in Africa in 2013, with South Africa as its first market on the continent.
Since then, it has expanded to several African countries. But in recent years, the company has scaled back its operations in some markets.
Uber has now announced it is leaving Nigeria and Uganda, following similar exits from other African countries.
The company says it made what it described as a difficult decision after a review of its business.
So, how are passengers and drivers in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country - reacting to the news? BBC’s Makuochi Okafor has the story.
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- Why Miss Malawi's runner-up went to Miss World instead? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Thandi Chisi is the reigning Miss Malawi. But it’s her first runner-up, Ireen Navicha, who is representing Malawi at Miss World 2026.
The Miss Malawi Organisation has given two reasons for the switch - age and other issues around the competition.
But there’s more to the story than that. We break down what happened, the disputed claims and why questions remain over the decision.
🎤 Presenter: Chiamaka Enendu
🎞️ Edited by Jenna Abaakouk
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- Postpartum psychosis: 'I believed my baby wasn't mine’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- You may have heard about a trial in the US involving a mother accused of killing her three children. Her lawyers say she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.
Across Africa, psychiatrists say as many as three in 10 women may experience a maternal mental health condition.
Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to Chebet Birir, 33-year-old Kenyan journalist and mother of four, about her experience with the illness.
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- Kenya's president orders crackdown on foreigners operating small businesses - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, arguing that local traders and hawkers must be protected.
President Ruto said Kenya remained open to foreign investment but argued that foreign investors should create jobs and expand production rather than compete with Kenyans in small businesses.
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- Trust Is Earned: Disinformation Forum (Lagos) - BBC Africa
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- 5:36:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The BBC World Service hosts ‘Trust is Earned’, a day-long disinformation forum. The day will include a live BBC programme recording, an exclusive film screening, panel discussions, workshops and live demonstrations.
Bringing together journalists, educators, content creators and technology experts at the University of Lagos, we’ll explore how disinformation operates, how the BBC deconstructs it and the increasing involvement of AI in its formation.
As part of the Trust is Earned forum, there will be a special recording of BBC World Questions at the University of Lagos. Jonny Dymond will chair a panel of leading businesspeople, activists, influencers, and journalists – who will take questions from the audience. The panel will debate issues around disinformation, fake news, trust in politics and the upcoming Nigerian elections.
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- Were Christians the target of a Palm Sunday attack? – BBC Africa Eye
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Many social media influencers claimed an attack in the Nigerian city of Jos in March was targeting Christians – but #BBCAfricaEye has found that both Muslims and Christians were killed, and that authorities have yet to establish a motive.
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- 'The crowd shouted we had stolen someone's genitals' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The belief that someone can steal another person’s genitals is rooted in old fears and superstitions. But social media has fuelled these recent rumours, helping to spread them across borders.
A BBC team got access to a victim of violence called Boniface in remote Tanzania. He was having lunch in a restaurant with a friend when an angry crowd dragged them out.
When he regained consciousness in hospital after a severe beating, doctors told him his friend had died. In Mozambique, the worst country affected, authorities have recorded more than 50 people killed.
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- Nigeria: Faith, Fear and Fake News – BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 27:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The claim of a "Christian genocide" in Nigeria has shaped US policy and sparked military action, but does the evidence support the narrative? #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
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Nigeria is home to some of the world’s deadliest and most complex conflicts. Insurgencies, banditry, communal tensions and criminality are all on the rise, driven by decades of state failure.
Although both Christians and Muslims have died in their thousands, online commentaries have led to an increasingly influential narrative: that Nigeria's Christians are the victims of a coordinated genocide driven solely by religion.
Nigeria: Faith, Fear and Fake News investigates how claims of genocide spread from advocacy groups and social media into mainstream political discourse, influencing US policymakers and sparking military action.
Filmed in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, “ground ze...
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- Moment ex-gang leader convicted of murdering Tupac Shakur after 30 years - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a 63-year-old former gang boss, has been found guilty of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur.
The famous rapper was shot multiple times on 7 September 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas and died several days later. Davis was unexpectedly charged with murder in 2023 and has been standing trial in Las Vegas.
Davis was charged with murder with a deadly weapon. He faces a potential sentence of life in prison without parole.
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- African cities keep flooding every year. Why? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Floods killed more than 170 people in major African cities during the first half of 2026. Scientists also warn that El Niño will bring about extreme weather on the continent.
But climate change alone does not explain why cities keep flooding despite billions of dollars invested in flood protection.
From extreme rainfall, rapid urbanisation to outdated drainage systems, disappearing wetlands and waste-clogged waterways BBC News Daniel Dadzie explains why African cities keep flooding every year.
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🎤🎬 Presenter/ Producer: Daniel Dadzie
🎬 ✂🎞️ Producer/Editor: Njoroge Muigai
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- Niger mutiny: What happened and what happens next - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Niger’s capital, Niamey, was rocked by gunfire and explosions early on Saturday as mutinous soldiers targeted key sites, including the airport and areas near the presidential palace.
The government says it has regained control of the military airbase. Russia has also said its forces assisted Niger during the mutiny.
The unrest is the latest challenge to Niger’s military junta, which seized power in a 2023 coup.
So, what happened, who was behind the mutiny, and what could it mean for Niger’s military government?
The BBC’s Makuochi Okafor explains.
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- Nigeria Election 2027: 'Opposition in talks for possible alliance'- Atiku - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Former Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who is running for president in 2027 under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has told the BBC that opposition parties are working towards a possible alliance ahead of the election. In an interview with the BBC’s Madina Maishanu, Mr Atiku rejected suggestions that the opposition’s failure to unite so far reflects divisions, saying it was part of a strategy.
A proposed alliance between Mr Atiku and Peter Obi had broken down, raising questions about whether the opposition can agree on a single candidate capable of mounting a strong challenge to President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking a second term.
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- Why do African cities keep flooding? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Flooding has become an annual crisis in many African cities. Now, scientists are warning that a strengthening El Niño could bring even more extreme weather across parts of the continent in the months ahead.
From Accra and Lagos in West Africa to Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in East Africa and Maputo and Lusaka in Southern Africa, heavier rainfall linked to a warming climate is colliding with rapid urbanisation, blocked drainage systems, and ageing infrastructure. Despite billions of dollars being invested in flood resilience, devastating floods continue to hit cities year after year.
So why does this keep happening? And are African cities prepared for the next round of extreme weather?
BBC News's Daniel Dadzie explains.
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- Samba Stars: Michail Antonio helps Ghanaian academy chase Premier League dreams - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you dream of becoming a pro footballer? Millions of young Africans do - but how to make sure you get spotted? 🤔 Well, former Premier League star Michail Antonio is backing one Ghanaian academy which has employed a successful new tactic - taking its players direct to England and literally putting them under the noses of clubs and scouts. Some of the Samba Stars have already been offered trials as they dream of the Premier League.
Edited by : Ian Williams
Producer/reporter : Nick Mashiter.
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- 'Inside my postpartum psychosis' | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 26:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- You may have heard about a trial currently underway in the US involving a tragic case in which a mother has been charged with killing her three children. Her lawyers have argued that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.
The trial has put a spotlight on postpartum psychosis - a rare but severe mental health condition that can involve symptoms such as mania, depression, confusion and hallucinations.
In Africa, psychiatrists say as many as three in 10 women may experience a maternal mental health condition.
So, what is it like to experience postpartum psychosis, and how do you come out on the other side? Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to Chebet Birir, a 33-year-old journalist from Kenya and mother of four, about her journey with the illness.
00:00-00:45 Coming up
00:30-02:30 Meeting Chebet and Dr Lumu
02:30-04:15 Chebet's life before becoming a mother
04:15-05:10 Her pregnancy journey with ...
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- Moliy on Body Image, Haters and Being a Baddie - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 31:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Moliy sits down with DJ Edu for a candid and playful conversation about body image, female empowerment, identity and learning to be unapologetically herself.
The Ghanaian-American artist opens up about overcoming stage fright, dealing with body-shaming and why being a “baddie” is about knowing who you are and not letting people walk over you.
She also talks about once feeling like a stranger in the music industry, finding freedom in Ghana, the influence of her model mum, Shake It to the Max and working with Tyla.
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- Title
- 'Opposition in talks for possible alliance'- Atiku - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Former Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who is running for president in 2027 under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has told the BBC that opposition parties are working towards a possible alliance ahead of the election. In an interview with the BBC’s Madina Maishanu, Mr Atiku rejected suggestions that the opposition’s failure to unite so far reflects divisions, saying it was part of a strategy.
A proposed alliance between Mr Atiku and Peter Obi had broken down, raising questions about whether the opposition can agree on a single candidate capable of mounting a strong challenge to President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking a second term.
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- Title
- Acid attack: 'He said no man will admire you' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Imagine living with the lifelong physical and psychological scars of an attack fuelled by misogyny or romantic rejection.
It’s the brutal reality for many women globally, yet the stigma of acid violence forces most survivors into silence.
Focus on Africa's Nkechi Ogbonna sits down with two survivors.
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- Title
- ‘If you started running, they shot you’: Inside Nigeria’s growing bandit crisis - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A bandit crisis is terrorising huge swathes of North West Nigeria, with armed gangs on motorbikes raiding towns and carrying out mass abductions.
Analysis by the BBC World Service of attacks recorded by the Acled monitoring group show the problem is getting worse. Incidents between January and June were up 78% on the same time last year.
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- Title
- Chidimma Adetshina: How a beauty pageant row became an immigration battle - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you remember Chidimma Adetshina?
Two years after the controversy that saw her withdraw from the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidimma is now at the centre of a legal battle —and it involves her right to remain in South Africa.
From questions surrounding her citizenship and her mother’s identity documents, to winning Miss Universe Nigeria and now facing possible deportation… how did a beauty pageant controversy turn into an immigration battle? 🇿🇦⚖️
Presenter Gloria Achieng
Filmed by Brian Khisa
Edited by Ifiok Ettang
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- Title
- Inside Africa’s deals to accept deportees from the US - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Liberia is the latest African country to accept 1,200 U.S. third-country deportees, with 20 of them arriving in the country on Thursday. In September last year, the Liberian government agreed on humanitarian grounds to accept within 12 months deportees comprising citizens of African countries and other foreign nationals from North and South America. Several other African countries have also agreed to similar deals. But what exactly are they getting in return?
Reporter: Thomas Naadi
Shoot-edit: Ernest Ansah
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- Title
- Teacher helping children with special needs bloom - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A Tanzanian teacher went viral for wiping his pupils’ shoes and speaking words of encouragement to them. But behind that viral moment is a teacher helping children see possibilities beyond their disabilities.
Mr Wakati Joseph teaches children with special needs and helps them build confidence and discover their talents through music, crafts and other activities.
Produced and Edited by: Brian Osweta
Additional footage: Elizabeth Kazibure & Bosha Nyanje
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- Title
- Idi Amin: The man who ruled Uganda through fear- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- He ruled Uganda for just eight years, yet his legacy continues to spark debate decades later. Feared by many, Idi Amin’s rule was marked by violence, uncertainty and dramatic political change.
But how did a former boxer rise to become one of Africa’s most controversial rulers?
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Producer/Presenter: Anne Okumu
- Title
- A new birth ritual? Why some African mothers are eating their placenta - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A small but growing number of women around the world are choosing to consume their own placenta after childbirth, often turning it into pills or smoothies to boost post-pregnancy health. But across Africa, deep-rooted cultural traditions mean the organ is usually buried, not consumed.
So, why are some modern African mothers breaking with tradition?
Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to midwife Ruth Sally Kodam and a placenta encapsulation specialist Mary-Nissi Lemon.
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- Title
- Idi Amin: The man Uganda cheered before it learned to fear - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- He ruled Uganda for just eight years, yet his legacy continues to spark debate decades later.
Feared by many, Idi Amin’s rule was marked by violence, uncertainty and dramatic political change.
But how did a former boxer rise to become one of Africa’s most controversial rulers?
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Producer/Presenter: Anne Okumu
- Title
- South Africa: Anatomy of a Cover-Up | Ep. 2 — BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 27:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A detective is murdered. The trail leads to South Africa's elite soldiers. #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
This is Episode 2 of a two-part investigation. 📽️ Watch Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/AN0ogq0K-y0
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When police investigator Frans Mathipa began investigating the abduction of a suspected Islamic State operative by South Africa's Special Forces, the case led him deep into the shadowy world of covert operations - a journey from which he would never return.
Months later, he was fatally shot on a highway outside Pretoria.
Now, with exclusive access to police evidence documents and interviews with high-ranking insiders, Africa Eye investigates the extraordinary events surrounding his death. It is a tale of secrecy, subterfuge and an alleged cover-up that reaches the darkest corners of South Africa's security establishment.
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- Title
- Angélique Kidjo: 'How many African artists will follow?' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Angélique Kidjo said that when she received the news that she was going to be awarded with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame she thought it was some “stupid joke” from her husband.
It took seeing the news in the BBC to realise it wasn’t so. “If it’s on the BBC, then it’s the truth.
Although the Beninese musician has felt flattered by the unprecedented achievement, being the first African musician to receive it, she says it also raises a question in her mind: “How many African artists will follow?”.
That and more in the exclusive interview granted by Angélique Kidjo to Focus on Africa’s Waihiga Mwaura.
🎤 Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura
🎞️ Edited by: Chiamaka Dike
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- Title
- 'No money for a Jeep, so I bought my son a goat'- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A goat for a GOAT! 🐐
When this Nigerian mother couldn’t afford a car to celebrate her son completing his studies, she gifted him a live goat instead.
The 23-year-old says he will treasure the gift and plans to keep and care for the goat.
Watch the video and tell us: what’s the most meaningful gift you’ve ever received?
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- Title
- Surviving an acid attack | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 25:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Imagine living with the lifelong physical and psychological scars of an attack fuelled by misogyny or romantic rejection. It’s the brutal reality for many women globally, yet the stigma of acid violence forces most survivors into silence.
Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna sits down with two survivors. They share their raw stories of living with the trauma, finding the strength to heal, and rebuilding their lives.
00:00-00:30 Coming up
00:30-02:00 Meeting Benta and Frances
02:00-08:00 The moment the attacks happened
08:00-10:20 Getting treatment at the hospital
10:20-12:50 Seeing themselves for the first time after the attack
12:50-14:50 Healing physically and emotionally
14:50-15:50 Living with scars
15:50-17:30 Sharing their stories online
17:30-20:30 The struggle of finding a job
20:30-22:35 How acid impacts the body
22:35-23:40 Hearing from a NGO that supports survivors
23:45-2...
- Title
- Yankuba Minteh's top five Africans from the Premier League - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Brighton’s Gambian winger Yankuba Minteh is a young African who began his career playing ⚽ barefoot on sandy pitches in The Gambia 🇬🇲.
From there his journey has taken him to Denmark 🇩🇰 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱, but now the 22-year-old has established himself in England 🏴 with Brighton and Hove Albion.
With the new season kicking off this weekend Minteh reveals his top five African players 🌍 from the Premier League era.
Tell us yours in the comments below👇🏿
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Filmed by Joshua Akinyemi
Reporter: Isaiah Akinremi
Edited by Njoroge Muigai
- Title
- Mohamed Salah: The inside story of his Trabzonspor move - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- How do you get one of football’s megastars to join your club? Well, the man who persuaded Mohamed Salah to move to Turkey has told BBC Sport Africa how he used the passion of the fans to sell Trabzonspor to pull a transfer coup. Of course, earning €17m a year helps, but but Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan insists it isn’t all about money.
🎞️ Edited by: Ian Williams
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