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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 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/

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 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/

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 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/

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 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/

#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 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 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 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 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 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/

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 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/

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 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 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. 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 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. 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’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 . 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/

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! 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/

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. 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 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? #focusonafricapodcast #focusonafricathepodcast 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/

🇳🇬 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 *** 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/ #CrypticPregnancy #Nigeria #Documentary #Documentaries #Maternity #IVF #Adoption #TTC #WomensRights #Health #BBCAfrica

#BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to expose the fertility scammers targeting Nigerian women and fuelling an underground trade in black market babies. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica 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 who profit from it. *** Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever. 🎞️ Check out all Africa Eye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 🎥 Watch this film in SWAHILI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nYuAfJ19Y and in FRENCH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txl28IhZew *** 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/ #CrypticPregnancy #Nigeria #Documentary #Documentaries #Maternity #Motherhood #Parenting #IVF #Adoption #TTC #WomensRights #Health #BBC100Women #BBCAfrica #investigativejournalism #undercover

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 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/

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 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/

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. 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/

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? 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/

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 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 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. 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/

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 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/