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From Iran to Covid: Why global crisis always hit Africa hard - BBC Africa
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- From Iran to Covid: Why global crisis always hit Africa hard - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- When the world shakes, Africa feels it. From Iran to Ukraine to Covid-19, global crises keep hitting the continent fast, and hard. But why do the effects last so long?
This report looks at how rising fuel costs, fertiliser prices, and disrupted trade routes are once again driving up the cost of living across Africa and why the system keeps producing the same outcome.
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- Why are more men getting paternity tests? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 24:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Paternity testing is becoming increasingly common across Africa. These are tests done using DNA that tell you whether someone is the biological father of their child.
Local media reports from countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Malawi suggest a growing number of men are actively seeking them out. One testing centre in Nigeria told Focus on Africa that the number of paternity tests it conducted rose by 28.8% in 2025 compared to the previous year.
Focus on Africa Podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to Dr. Peter Ngumba, a lab technologist in Kenya who, through his work conducting DNA tests, decided to test the paternity of his own two children.
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00:00-00:40 Coming up
00:40-01:26 The rise of paternity testing in Africa
01:26-02:40 Why Peter became an advocate of testing
02:40-03:10 How many men come to his clinic?
03:10-04:20 Why Peter decided to do a test on his own childre...
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- How coffee is brewing a mountain gorilla comeback - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🦍 East Africa's mountain gorillas have been endangered by habitat loss and poaching.
But in some areas, numbers have started to recover - and some of that is down the efforts of conservationists such as Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.
Her solution is to look after the local people who live near the animals' forest habitat as well as the gorillas themselves.
The BBC's Myra Anubi went to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in South West Uganda to find out more.
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- Taiwan has just one ally in Africa - and things are getting tougher - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was due to travel to Eswatini this week, but the trip was cancelled after three countries reportedly withdrew permission for his plane to use their airspace.
The BBC’s Chiamaka Enendu explains why.
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- "People with ADHD are not crazy, and not they are not lazy" - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Across the world, diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - or ADHD - are rising, including in Africa. While it is estimated that around 7% of children and adolescents are living with ADHD on the continent, doctors in Nigeria and Kenya told Focus on Africa that there has been a surge in diagnoses over the past few years. https://youtu.be/yTx7LsDYYNU
What does it really mean to live with ADHD in Africa? Siham Azeroual from Morocco tells FOA the conversation's Nkechi Ogbonna about her journey with ADHD. Check the full episode on BBC Africa channel on Youtube. https://youtu.be/yTx7LsDYYNU
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- Phone data exposed Colombian fighters in Sudan war - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- A network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided critical support to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enabling it to capture the western city of el-Fasher last year, a new report says.The investigation, by security analysis organisation the Conflict Insights Group (CIG), used data obtained from tracking the mobile phones of the Colombian fighters.
The BBC’s Barbara Plett Usher breaks it down.
Filmed and edited by Gloria Achieng
Produced by Jelilat Olawale
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- LIVE| Pope’s second day in Equatorial Guinea - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:53:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Pope is celebrating mass at a church in the Equatorial Guinean town of Mongomo today before visiting a school and a prison on the penultimate day of his 11 day tour of Africa. Pope Leo is also due to travel to Bata, where he will pray at a memorial to the dozens of people who died in a series of explosions in 2021. The Africa visit is set to conclude tomorrow with a mass in a stadium before Leo departs for the Vatican.
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- Madina Okot: ‘I want to be a player that young girls can look up to’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Four visa denials later - and having picked up a basketball just six years ago - Madina Okot has made history as the first Kenyan to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft, joining the Atlanta Dream.
She spoke to the BBC’s Anita Nkonge about her journey - the highs, the lows, and her hopes for herself and other young women like her.
Edited by Brian Khisa
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- ‘Her love of bats helped prevent wildfires’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- In Nigeria and across the world, fire is both a tool and a threat.
Bush burning has been a part of farming practices for generations but with unpredictable weather and rising temperatures due to climate change, a controlled fire can easily turn into a full-blown wildfire.
Across Africa, fires account for about 70% of global burned land, making it the most fire-affected region globally.
Nigerian ecologist, Iroro Tanshi through her ‘Zero Fire’ initiative is partnering communities across southern Nigeria to protect forests, wildlife and communities from wildfires earning her the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize Award of 2026.
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- ‘You can block me but you’re still my father' - BBC Africa Eye #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🇰🇪 When Cathy found her British father on Facebook at just 10 years old, she hoped for answers. Instead, she was met with silence.
A #BBCAfricaEye film and World of Secrets podcast uncovers how nearly 100 children born near a British military base in Kenya were left behind.
For the first time in the High Court of England and Wales, commercial DNA databases are being combined with legal action to help Kenyans identify and contact their fathers.
🎥 Watch the full #BBCAfricaEye documentary, 'Abandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad' here: https://youtu.be/6AVzvzRmZCg
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- Abandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 47:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- #BBCAfricaEye follows Kenyans at the centre of a groundbreaking legal battle to track down their British soldier fathers using novel DNA methods.
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Nanyuki, Kenya, is home to one of Britain’s largest overseas military training areas, where thousands of British troops train each year.
Over the years, nearly 100 children have been fathered by British soldiers here - with many of their dads disappearing without a trace.
Now, in a landmark case, UK scientists and lawyers are aiding these young abandoned adults. By analysing their DNA and uploading it to commercial databases, they are identifying fathers — and in some cases, pursuing legal action through UK courts.
This documentary follows three Kenyans who have never known their British fathers but hope they might finally track them down. Could their fight ignite the way for others like them,...
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- How do I know I have ADHD? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 24:31
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Across the world, diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - or ADHD - are rising, including in Africa. While it is estimated that around 7% of children and adolescents are living with ADHD on the continent, doctors in Nigeria and Kenya told Focus on Africa that there has been a surge in diagnoses over the past few years.
This is partly down to an explosion of information about the condition on social media. But medical professionals also warn that misinformation online is fuelling self-diagnosis.
So, what does it really mean to live with ADHD in Africa? And what challenges exist in accessing proper medical support? We hear from 29-year-old Siham Azeroual from Morocco who spent six years trying to get a diagnosis.
#focusonafrica #bbcafrica #adhd #autism
00:00-00:37 Coming up
00:40-02:00 Meeting Siham
02:00-05:40 Siham's journey to get a diagnosis
05:40-07:10 Getting diagnosed with ADHD after six years...
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- ‘I walked the length of Britain to help Sudan's schoolkids' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 6:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Sudan is marking the grim anniversary of three years of war. The conflict, which began in 2023, has devastated communities, killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. It has also kept around 13 million school-aged children out of education.
The United Nations says the continued violence has turned the conflict into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Two former child refugees, Giel Malual and John Kuei, decided to walk from one end of the UK to its northern-most tip, to raise money to build schools for children displaced by the war.
Produced by Patricia Whitehorne and Jenna Abaakouk
Filmed & edited by Jenna Abaakouk
Graphics by George Wafula
Voiced by Giel Malual
Directed by Marko Zoric and Bruno Ferreira Garcez
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- 'I was tortured, lost my hand and had to fight for my education' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- More than 35 million Nigerians, roughly 15% of the population, are estimated to live with some form of disability.
They face daily challenges and feel their needs are not taken into account.
Biometric scanners reject scarred or worn fingerprints, while facial verification tools exclude some people with visual impairments.
In cities, pavements can rise up to 40cm with no ramps for wheelchairs, and stairs continue to make it impossible to access public and private buildings.
The gaps are both digital and physical, and are widespread.
Reporter Todah Opanyemi
Produced by Abayomi Adisa
Filmed by: Ifiok Ettang, Mobolaji Olatunde and Donald Wogu
Edited by: Ernest Ansah
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- LIVE| Pope Leo celebrates Holy Mass in Douala- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22:11
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Pope Leo XIV is visiting four African countries on a ten-day tour that began on Monday.
Now in Cameroon, he started his trip in Algeria, where he visited the Grand Mosque of Algiers among other places.
He's expected to visit two more countries - Equatorial Guinea and Angola.
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- Sudan war: The people who have lost everything - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 5:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s civil war has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced, with widespread allegations of ethnic cleansing and acts amounting to genocide. Despite this, the country has been largely forgotten by the international community amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Reporter: Kalkidan Yibeltal
Produced by: Kalkidan Yibeltal and Hanna Temuari
Edited by: Amensisa Negera
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- Searching for Soldier Dad - coming soon from #BBCAfricaEye #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- A new #BBCAfricaEye investigation, coming from Kenya this Monday.
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- Wole Soyinka: ‘Return all African treasures and we’ll forgive you’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Nigerian Nobel-winning playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka speaks with the BBC’s Chiamaka Enendu, commenting on a recent UN resolution which described transatlantic slavery as “the gravest crime against humanity”, Soyinka says reparation talks have to go beyond material compensation.
Reporter: Chiamaka Enendu
Producer: Marco Oriunto
Filmed by: James Emmanuel
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- What's that sound? Zaghrouta explained - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Zaghrouta, a high-pitched, trilling sound used to express joy, has echoed across generations - from Morocco to Botswana.
The vocal tradition, often led by women at weddings and celebrations, recently went viral after Sabrina Carpenter appeared surprised by the sound during her performance at Coachella.
The BBC’s Basma El Atti explains the moment and the cultural history behind Zaghrouta.
Presenter, producer: Basma El Atti
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- ‘Music saved my life after war broke out in Sudan’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Sudan goes into the fourth year of war, as the vicious power struggle between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues. https://bit.ly/3Obo70Z
More than 150,000 people have died in the conflict across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes in what the United Nations has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
Yet even in the darkest moments, music lives on.
Focus on Africa podcast host, Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to one of Sudan's most influential bands, Aswat Almadina, on how music is helping them survive.
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- Sudan war: ‘We were even forced to eat animal feed’- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s civil war has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced, with widespread allegations of ethnic cleansing and acts amounting to genocide. Despite this, the country has been largely forgotten by the international community amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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- Zanzibar police investigate death of US influencer Ashly Robinson - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Police in Zanzibar are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of US influencer Ashly Robinson.
Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, died whilst on holiday in Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann. Authorities say she is believed to have attempted to take her own life and are awaiting the results of a forensic examination.
They are also questioning her partner as a witness. McCann had proposed to her just days before her death.
Reporter: Nyasha Michelle
Filmed & Edited by: Aaron Akinyemi
Producer: Beryl Munoko
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- Women in Ghana and Kenya secretly filmedby Russian man - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The BBC’s Global Disinformation Unit spoke to a Kenyan woman who was approached by a man in the street who said he’s from Russia but she didn’t know he was filming her.
She was ridiculed and abused online after the video of this encounter was posted on social media.
This is part of a global trend of men secretly filming women and posting the clips on social media, generating millions of views.
Reporter: Anita Nkonge
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- Scot’s tragic death after whirlwind marriage to prophet - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Charmain Spiers, originally from Arbroath, a small fishing town on Scotland's east coast, married an African preacher and moved to Ghana.
Her family has always believed her husband - a self-proclaimed prophet, named Eric Adusah – was responsible for her death. Her body was discovered in a hotel room and her death was determined as “heroin poisoning”.
Her husband was seen at the hotel on the night of her death and a test of her hair showed no long-term heroin use.
An investigation team from BBC Disclosure has been to Ghana to hear from witnesses about what happened in the days leading up to and night of her death.
They have spoken to her mum, friends and her son who was just 8 when she died and is now 18. He stayed in the UK with his dad when she moved to Ghana.
The team also spoke to police and prosecutors in Ghana, and various people who knew Eric Adusah. In addition, the BBC Disclosure team also doorstepped ...
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- 'My doctor warned me not to talk about Tourette syndrome in public' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- When Chude Jideonwo, a popular Nigerian TV host, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, he was advised to keep it private for fear of judgement.
Now, he’s doing the opposite - speaking openly about living with involuntary movements and challenging misconceptions about the condition in the country.
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- Pope responds to Trump’s scathing remarks about ‘not being a fan’ - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Pope Leo has said he has “no fear” of the Trump administration and will continue to speak out against war, after US President Donald Trump launched an unusually scathing attack over the pontiff’s stance on the Iran conflict.
Trump accused the Pope of being “WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a Truth Social post, later telling reporters he was “not a big fan”.
Speaking to reporters en route to Algeria, the Pope said he did not want to engage in a debate with Trump but would continue to promote peace.
The first US‑born Pope has been a strong critic of the Iran war, describing Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilisation as “unacceptable” and calling him to find an “off‑ramp” to end the conflict.
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- 'I cannot marry a man who won’t buy me a bicycle' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Bicycles may be fading in many parts of Nigeria, but not in Askira Uba, in the north-eastern state of Borno.
Here, suitors are expected to give bicycles to their fiancées as part of traditional marriage rites - a symbol of commitment and readiness.
BBC’s Ayuba Iliya spoke to residents about why the practice still continues.
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- Pope to bring message of unity and peace on African tour - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Pope Leo XIV is set to visit four African countries on a ten-day tour starting on Monday. He’ll be visiting Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea with a mission “to help turn the world’s attention to Africa”, according to the Vatican. The Pontiff will be the first to travel to Algeria, a Muslim majority country, where he is expected to encourage inter-faith dialogue and visit the Great Mosque of Algiers.
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- Sudan war: Aswat Almadina on keeping Sudan's sounds alive | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 24:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 15 April marks three years since the Sudan war began, as the vicious power struggle between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues.
More than 150,000 people have died in the conflict across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes in what the United Nations has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
Yet even in the darkest moments, music lives on. Sudanese musicians are using their voices to spread hope - and to heal.
Focus on Africa podcast host, Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to one of Sudan’s most influential bands, Aswat Almadina, on how music is helping them survive.
#focusonafrica #bbcafrica #sudan
00:00-00:40 Coming up
00:40-02:30 Meeting Ibrahem and Timon from Aswat Almadina
02:30-04:20 Remembering their last concert before the war
04:20 -06:10 The moment the war broke out
06:10- 07:55 When Ibrahem and Timon decided to leave Sudan
07:55...
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- 'After eight miscarriages, I chose surrogacy' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- What are your thoughts on surrogacy?
Watch the full episode on - https://bbc.in/4ssbyNu
Influencer and entrepreneur Nancy Umeh spent the past year sharing her journey of welcoming her third child through surrogacy.
In many African countries, surrogacy is not legally recognised and still heavily stigmatised.
On the Focus on Africa podcast - The Conversation, host Charles Gitonga sits down with Nancy to discuss why she chose surrogacy and what the experience has truly been like.
We also hear from family lawyer Eliud Ngugi on the laws Africa needs to protect both surrogates and commissioning parents.
Watch the full episode on BBC Africa YouTube–link in the bio.
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- Artemis II crew splashdown in Pacific Ocean - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The four astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after a flawless return.
The crew were carefully extracted from the capsule and taken by helicopter to the USS John P Murtha for medical evaluations.
During their 10-day mission to the Moon, the astronauts went further from Earth than any humans in history.
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- How do the Artemis II astronauts land back on Earth? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- After orbiting the Moon, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
The final descent is the most dangerous phase, with the capsule facing temperatures of nearly 2,760°C - about half as hot as the Sun.
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- Parenting an autistic child in Malawi - BBC Africa Eye #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- “Men tend to blame the mother - it all comes down to knowledge.”
#BBCAfricaEye shares the experience of one father raising his two autistic children with his wife in Malawi.
🎥 Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/oWE5ZKv08gA
#AutismAwarenessMonth
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- He is the midwife his community can’t live without - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Robert is a midwife in the remote town of Tiati, Kenya - one of the most dangerous places in the country to give birth, with a maternal mortality rate of 488 per 100,000 live births, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
In a community with limited medical resources, mothers rely on his skill and dedication.
Over the years, he has helped deliver dozens of babies. In a moving testament to his impact, fifty of those children later returned to visit the man who brought them into the world.
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- Title
- What is it like becoming a mother at 46? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Around the world, women are delaying motherhood.
While this trend is mostly visible in Europe and in the US, it is also happening in Africa.
Watch the full episode 👉 https://bbc.in/4dIJLnq
Focus on Africa's Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to Vanessa Tloubatla and Barbara Mugeni about their experiences becoming mothers at age 46 on The Conversation podcast.
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- Title
- ‘The end of the road for me’: The student left in limbo after UK visa ban - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The UK government’s student visa ban on Cameroon, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Myanmar has come into effect.
Justifying the measure, British authorities said students from these countries largely abused the terms of their visas by seeking asylum to remain in the country.
However, analysts have described the move as collective punishment, leaving many aspiring students in limbo.
The BBC’s Paul Njie and Michel Mvondo spoke to some students affected by the visa ban, who revealed how their educational dreams were shattered.
#BBCAfrica
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- Title
- 'My brand was to stay married till I died. Then…I got divorced' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🇿🇲 Divorce is on the rise in Zambia. https://youtu.be/rMi0YWrlUFo
Despite the stigma that still surrounds divorce, attitudes are changing.
On the African continent, some high-profile figures have even celebrated separations with 'divorce parties,' while the idea of a 'divorce glow-up' is gaining traction online.
Focus on Africa host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to Zambian gospel artist, Mag44, who has shared his post-divorce journey publicly.
🎞️ Nkechi Ogbonna & Basma El Atti
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- Title
- 'We heard fighter jets and knew we were under attack'- BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- “It was like an earthquake… we were thrown into panic mode.”
When the US-Israel war with Iran erupted in February, several Africans were forced to leave behind the lives they had built in Tehran in search of safety.
Kenyan journalist Hassan Hussein recounts his long journey from Tehran to Nairobi, and reflects on a decade of memories made in Iran.
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- Title
- 200 dollars for an ant: wildlife traffickers' new frontier - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Across the globe, passionate collectors treasure ants as exotic pets, often willing to spend over 200 dollars for just one.
More than 2,000 queen ants of Kenya’s red harvester species were found in a wildlife smuggler’s luggage at Nairobi airport.
Scientists warn the craze could wipe out wild colonies and destabilise fragile ecosystems
🎤 Reporter: Anita Nkonge
🎬 Produced by Marco Oriunto
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- Title
- Breaking down Senegal’s new and tougher anti-LGBT law - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Same-sex relations were already illegal in Senegal, but a new law increases penalties and broadens the scope of the offence.
The BBC's Chiamaka Enendu explains what’s changed.
🎤Presenter : Chiamaka Enendu
🎥 🎞️ Filmed and edited by James Emmanuel
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- Title
- 'I don't want people with disabilities begging on the street' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Ahmed Tudun Wada is determined to fight poverty and street begging by empowering people with disabilities through his workshop that builds and repairs tricycles.
In the city of Kano, north-west Nigeria, it is quite common to see people with disabilities and some able-bodied persons begging on the roadside.
Ahmed provides vocational training, employment, and affordable mobility options, including handcycles.
Video journalist: Mobolaji Olatunde
Producer: Ahmed Ambali
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- Title
- Autism and Stigma: Finding Ability in Disability - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
- Runtime
- 47:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Globally, more than 60 million people live on the autism spectrum according to the World Health Organization, with millions more impacted as families and caregivers. #BBCAfricaEye reveals the extreme realities for those living with autism in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world.
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In Malawi, parents raising autistic children confront fear, stigma, and impossible choices. From desperation to determination, three Malawian families reveal to Africa Eye the painful realities of living with autism.
Natasha seeks traditional healing for her young son, paying $15 in an attempt for his soul to be returned, Martha shares how she reached breaking point and considered taking her own daughter's life, and Onil and Angela explain the fear, devastation and acceptance in learning that two of their children are on the spectrum.
This film investigates the real...
- Title
- 'I thought I'd be playing basketball, I ended up fighting for Russia' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- How did a Kenyan man end up fighting in Ukraine?
Watch the full episode on - https://bbc.in/4c43j4u
'Mike', from Kenya, says he thought he was travelling to Russia to join a basketball team.
Instead he was coerced into military service.
Young men across Africa are receiving promises of jobs abroad, only to find themselves at the forefront of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine says more than 1,700 people from 36 African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces.
In Kenya, a new intelligence report suggests that more than 1,000 citizens may have been recruited. The Russian embassy in Nairobi has denied allegations of illegal recruitment.
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- Title
- Are more people celebrating divorce? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
- Runtime
- 23:23
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Divorce rates are steadily rising in many African countries.
In South Africa, government data shows that the divorce rate increased by 8.9% between 2023 and 2024. In Zambia, there was a 16% rise in divorce between 2022 and 2023, according to media reports.
But despite the stigma that still surrounds divorce, attitudes are changing. In Kenya, some high-profile figures have even celebrated separations with 'divorce parties,' while the idea of a 'divorce glow-up' is gaining traction online.
Focus on Africa host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to content creator, Millicent Bundi, from Kenya, and Zambian gospel artist, Mag44, who have both shared their post-divorce journey publicly.
#divorce #focusonafrica #bbcafrica #divorceparty
00:00-00:45 Coming up
00:45-02:26 Meeting Millie and Mag44
02:26-05:05 The divorce glow-up
05:05 -09:16 The decision to get a divorce
09:16- 11:49 What married life was like
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- Title
- How do astronauts go to the toilet in space? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- For Artemis II’s ten-day mission around the Moon, Nasa scientists have come up with what they call the 'Universal Waste Management System', which is essentially a space loo.
It accommodates both stool and urine and is designed for women and men.
Artemis II, which is the first crewed lunar fly-around mission in more than 50 years, launched on 1 April.
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- Title
- Skepta's mum: 'How I raised a rap legend' - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- When Ify Adenuga became a parent, she made one clear decision - she wasn’t going to raise her children the way she was raised.
Growing up during the Biafran War in Nigeria meant discipline and survival came first. But in her own home in London, she wanted something different.
So she chose conversation over control. No hitting. No fear. Just talking, questioning, and listening.
That environment helped shape two future artists: Skepta and JME.
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- Title
- Are Gen Z investing based on vibes? - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 💸💸💸 Gen Z are learning money moves straight from their social media feeds.
Finfluencers - content creators who are sharing tips on earning, saving and investing - are drawing in more followers by the day.
The Conversation's Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to 23-year-old finfluencer Achiever Omoobajesu about how she is approaching investing as a Gen-Z, and why social media has become their go-to financial guide.
🎥 Watch the full episode of #TheConversation with Nigerian finfluencer Achiever Omoobajesu here https://bit.ly/4uYd1Nc
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- Title
- Life on the Spectrum - coming soon from #BBCAfricaEye
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🇲🇼 LIFE ON THE SPECTRUM
A new #BBCAfricaEye investigation from Malawi, coming Monday.
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Nothing stays hidden forever.
#AutismAwareness #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Autism #Parenting #MentalHealth #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #WAAM26 #BBCAfrica
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- Title
- Plane passenger watches NASA Artemis II launch
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Epic view of Nasa's Artemis II mission taking off and heading into orbit.
Nasa's mission has successfully blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
It's carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight to the Moon in more than 50 years.
#artemis #science
- Title
- Artemis II: Why the US and China are racing to the moon - BBC Africa
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🚀 Ready for take off
For the first time in more than 50 years, humanity is returning to the Moon- travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before.
Nasa’s Artemis II mission - which is scheduled to launch as soon as 1 April - will bring us stunning views of the Moon and lots of science.
The last time humans were on the Moon was during the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 70s.
Back then it was the US competing with Soviet Union but now the US and China are locked in a race to get back to the moon.
"We find ourselves with a real geopolitical rival, challenging American leadership in the high ground of space," Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman said.
So why has it taken more than 50 years to go back and why now?
Laura Garcia explains.
#Space #Artemis #Moon #NASA
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