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“With car wash, you cannot go hungry.” In Nigeria, where more than 5% of the population is over 60 and many lack pension support, some elderly people take on tough jobs or rely on family - a burden often called the “black tax.” But a group of grandpas in their 70s and 80s have found a different path. They run a car wash, not just to earn a living but to stay active, build community, and support their families. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Over the past two years, two Ghanaian families have been in court, seeking justice, against secondary boarding schools they accuse of negligence in the deaths of their children. Between May 2023 and February 2024 six students, across Ghana’s secondary boarding schools, died in incidents their families say could have been prevented. In a landmark ruling, Ghana’s High Court found Achimota High School negligent in the death of 15-year-old Kevin Moses—a decision the school is now appealing. Reporter 🎤 Anita Nkonge Filmed 🎥 Joshua Akinyemi and Gloria Achieng Produced 🎬 Maureen Nyukuri and Gloria Achieng Edited 🎞️ Gloria Achieng Visual artist George Wafula Executive Producers: Newton Ndebu and David Wafula Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

President Trump’s mass deportation plan has driven ICE detention numbers to a record high. Roughly 70 percent of those detained are estimated to have no criminal record. In Africatown — a Philadelphia neighbourhood built by African immigrants— residents say raids have upended daily life. Streets are emptier, businesses are losing customers, and even churches no longer feel safe. But one local pastor has decided to fight back. Filmed and edited: 🎥 🎞️ Nathalie Jimenez⁣ Produced 🎬 by : Marina Daras, Nathalie Jimenez and Mark Sedgwick⁣ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

In an interview with the BBC, President Trump’s main Africa advisor, Massad Boulos, spoke about key issues shaping US engagement on the continent - from trade to conflict resolution, to long-term strategic partnerships. 🎤 Waihiga Mwaura 🎞️ Marta Pausilli Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Traditional fishermen in Saint-Louis, a fishing hub in northern Senegal, have accused the British oil and gas giant BP of severely impacting their primary source of livelihood. An offshore liquified natural gas platform operated by the multinational company as part of a joint venture is blamed for depriving them of access to a natural reef rich in fish. As a result, they now struggle with smaller catches, rising unemployment, and increasingly difficult living conditions. The BBC’s Paul Njie and Michel Mvondo travelled to northern Senegal to witness the situation firsthand. 🎤 Paul Njie 🎥 🎞️ Michel Mvondo Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Botswana’s diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain, with the country’s main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year, which it blamed on dwindling global demand. And in another blow to the industry in recent months, the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana. President Duma Boko has revealed to BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura, that Botswana is close to securing a 0% tariff deal with the US, giving the country a potential economic lifeline. Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura Filmed by Kasra Karimi and Phil Bligh Edited by Kathy Harcombe Produced by Priscilla Ngethe Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

At least 36 people were killed and 200 injured after a scaffolding collapse at Ethiopia’s St Mary festival in Amhara. Mourners have now laid victims to rest at Arerti Mariam church, where coffins draped in colourful cloths were carried in for burial rites. 🎥 Amensisa Negera 🎬 🎞️ Marina Daras Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

The group GenZ 212, a key group in organising protests in Morocco, has used social media to galvanise the movement. Why has Discord, become a platform for organising protests? Elphas Lagat explains. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Morocco caption: At least two people have been killed in Morocco amid a massive wave of youth-led protests across the country. Police opened fire to prevent protesters from storming a police station in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, according to state media. Demonstrators say they are protesting against the government’s decision to build football stadiums for the 2030 Fifa World Cup rather than improve public services and tackle the economic crisis. Produced and edited by Brian Khisa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Young Malagasy protestors gathered for fresh protests despite their President’s attempt to yield to their demands. President Andry Rajoelina announced the dissolution of the country’s cabinet on Monday and called for dialogue with the country’s youth as the BBC’s Anita Nkonge explains.⁣ ⁣ Presenter Anita Nkonge ⁣ Filmed and Edited by Brian Khisa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Didier Drogba, LeBron James and Hollywood star Will Smith all huge names in their own fields, so how could they face off against one another? The answer is as team owners in E1 Series - an all-electric international powerboat racing competition. Ahead of its first visit to Africa, where Lagos will host a race on Sunday 5 October, the former Chelsea striker Drogba and his partner and co-investor Gabrielle Lemaire explain why they decided to get involved and bring the event to their home continent. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

A bench and community grandmothers bridge the gap in mental health care in Zimbabwe. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With no resources or trained staff, Dr. Dixon Chibanda, one of a handful of psychiatrists in Zimbabwe, and Professor of Global Mental Health at Kings College London, aims to help solve the country’s mental health crisis. A group of grandmothers are trained in behavioural therapy and sit on wooden benches counselling community members on common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. 00:00 Emerging from Africa 02:30 Every psychiatrist’s worst nightmare 04:54 “In a country of 16 million, I am one of only 12 psychiatrists." 05:30 Zimbabwe’s layers of trauma 10:40 “The grandmothers can help” 13:10 89-year-old Gogo Hwiza can help solve your problems 13:45 Mental health care is best delivered by those who live in communities 14:40 The beginning of the Friendship Bench 15:00 ‘My heart wants to help’ 18:25 Kufungisa: Thinking Too Much 29:00 Government's strategic plan for better mental health 30:40 We will have over 2,000 grandmothers counselling 31:40 The bicycle solution 35:50 Celebrating winning a case and keeping a home 36:40 Most men are wary of a woman counsellor 40:00 Discriminating against you 43:50 Proud to be a Gogo (grandmother) counsellor 44:00 Depression is a leading cause of disability in the world 47:25 “Maybe I can retire when I expire” 47:50 “The grandmothers are the best thing to happen to me as a psychiatrist.” 🎥 Watch this film in HAUSA here: https://youtu.be/2nToetGRGn0?si=zRBkhaLZ8L69rpJH You may also be interested in these documentaries: https://youtu.be/klDKf2tUMX8 https://youtu.be/NClMdqEIUDM https://youtu.be/HM7pVuQ1YKU 🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 📽️ Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning #BBCEye investigations team at this documentary playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda *** Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ #Documentary #MentalHealth #Zimbabwe #Documentaries #BBCAfrica

With violence and wars on the rise, the United Nations is taking a new approach to spreading messages of peace, appointing a Nigerian poet as its first Global Peace Advocate. The BBC spoke with Maryam Bukar Hassan, popularly known as AlhanIslam, about how poetry can be a tool for building peace and about her journey to becoming one of Africa’s most prominent spoken word artists. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Now, one of the biggest topics during this year’s UN General Assembly is Artificial Intelligence. Leaders from around the world gathered to debate and define what responsible AI might look like on an international stage, and so did BBC’s Focus on Africa. On the sidelines of the UNGA, Waihiga Mwaura gathered with senior leaders, policy makers and young innovators from across the continent to find out, whether Africa, which is projected to be a quarter of the world’s population by 2050, can keep up with the speed in which AI technology is accelerating? And if AI will change work as we know it? Presenter: Waihiga Mwaura Producer: Priscilla Ng'ethe Koinange Camera: Kasra Karimi and Phil Bligh, Marina Daras Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told the BBC he is now a prime target of al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabab. In an interview with the BBC’s Paul Njie, Mr Mohamud said he has survived multiple assassination attempts in different parts of the country, as his government grapples with security threats. 🎤 Paul Njie 🎥 🎞️ 🎬 Hassan Lali 🎥 Mohamud Abdisamad Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister’s address at the UN, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that “history will judge very harshly” those ignoring calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. He accused some nations of disregarding international law and drew parallels to apartheid-era South Africa, where UN resolutions eventually forced change. Ramaphosa said a global coalition pushing for a ceasefire and a two-state solution is gaining traction and “will become a reality.” 🎥 🎬 🎞️ Marina Daras Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

A man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai and exploiting vulnerable women has been identified by a #BBCEye investigation. Charles Mwesigwa told an undercover reporter he could provide women for a sex party at a starting price of $1,000 (£740). He denies the allegations, saying he helps women find accommodation through landlords, and that women follow him to parties because of his wealthy Dubai contracts. 🎥 Watch the documentary "Death in Dubai" to see how we tracked him down: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said he is a prime target of the Islamist group Al-Shabab (affiliated to Al-Qaeda). In an interview with the BBC's Paul Njie, he said the militants had tried to assassinate him five times in the last two years, most recently in March.  He insists the group has been weakened.  Analysts have, however, pointed to its recent territorial gains as evidence it remains a major threat.  President Mohamud also dismissed fears of clashes between Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers in Somalia, saying his country would not become a battleground for regional disputes. Filmed and edited by Hassan Lali. #somalianews #somaliland #somalia Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

In a call for accountability, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has condemned external actors funding conflicts in Africa while claiming humanitarian intentions. While speaking to the BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, she said the international community needs to use every tool available to end the devastation suffered by women and children during the cycles of violence in places like Eastern DRC and Sudan. 🎤 Waihiga Mwaura 🎬 Priscilla Ngethe Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

Wedged between Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and the region of Darfur in the west, the Kordofan states have become the new frontline in a civil war that’s been raging since 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The BBC has managed to get rare access to South Kordofan, where people are paying a heavy price in this war, with a crippled healthcare system and inadequate aid. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

At this year’s UN General Assembly, the question of Palestinian statehood is back in focus. Across Africa, 52 countries have recognised Palestine — but two have not: Cameroon and Eritrea. Why?  And will they remain Africa’s outliers, or eventually join the continent’s overwhelming consensus? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

The UN Security Council has five permanent members, France, the UK, the US, China and Russia. They are called the P5 and they are the only members with veto power. The other states are given rotating non-permanent seats to serve on the Council, without veto.   But despite the continent accounting for over a quarter of UN states, they do not have a seat at the big table.  And yet, the UN Secretary General himself says it is long overdue 🎤 Waihiga Mwaura 🎥 Kasra Karimi 🎞️ Marina Daras 🎬 Marina Daras and Christine Otieno Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

There are calls for Africa to be given permanent representation on the UN Security Council. But is this likely to happen soon? BBC's Waihiga Mwaura is at the UN General Assembly to find out. Reporter Waihiga Mwaura Filmed by Kasra Karimi Produced and Edited by Marinah Daras Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

#BBCAfricaEye looks behind the portrayal of Dubai on social media, revealing a dark side for some women who live there. 🎥 Watch the full documentary "Death in Dubai" here: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/