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A BBC Investigation has found evidence that foreign-made drones provided by Iran and UAE are changing the course of Sudan’s civil war. The importing of foreign drones by the two warring factions is a violation of a UN arms embargo. #BBCinvestigation #Sudan #Sudancivilwar 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/

James Barnor, now turning 95, is Ghana's most renowned photojournalist. He's photographed the transformations that his country underwent throughout the years, either in striking black and white or in vivid colours, and captured in his images from Ghanaian first prime-minister and pan-Africanist leader Kwame Nkrumah to boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The photographic legend is currently the topic of tributes and exhibitions. 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 BBC reports from Sudan’s forgotten conflict and investigates allegations of war crimes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica For over a year, a forgotten war has been raging in #Sudan. Thousands of civilians have lost their lives and millions more have had to flee their homes. Hospitals and places of worship have been bombed, while makeshift cemeteries are dug on waste ground to bury civilians caught in the crossfire. BBC reporter Feras Kilani, detained by government forces before the conflict, returns to witness the destruction, and possible war crimes, being carried out in a war the world forgot. *** 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. 🎥 Watch this film in SWAHILI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXAUpBaaOmQ&t=872s and in FRENCH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zRFwI-Fq70 🎞️ Check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt Credits: Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson Head of Longform and Investigations - Liz Gibbons Narrator - Mercy Juma Correspondent - Feras Kilani Field Producer - Mohamed Ibrahim Assistant Producer - Ammar Awad Cameraman - Dany Abi Khalil Film and Online Editor - Rob Miller Colourist - Boyd Nagle Sound Mixer - Jez Spencer Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar Reversioning Producer - Anna Payton Production Coordinator - Izzy Fleming Executive Producers - Peter Murimi, Dickon Le Marchant Assistant Editor - Tony Brown Commissioning Editor - Ben Allen *** 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/ #Omdurman #Khartoum #khartoum_war #Sudanconflict #Sudancoup #journalism #humanitariancrisis #humanitarianaid

The coral reef surrounding Mnemba Island in Zanzibar is under threat from warmer sea temperatures, illegal fishing and damage by tourism. Now locals have come up with an ingenious solution to preserve both the reef and their own livelihoods. 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/

🎥 Watch the #BBCAfricaEye documentary 'Guns in the Shadows' here: https://youtu.be/pbrMjZQlN1c 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/ #BBCEye #Kenya #GunReform

This incredible examination of the billion-dollar global perfume industry has revealed children working in the supply chains of two of the world’s top brands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica BBC Eye Investigations found children working through the night, picking jasmine in fields last summer that were supplying global brands through factories in Egypt and fragrance houses in Europe. The flower is considered one of the most valuable ingredients in many of the most iconic fragrances. The UN’s Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery said what the BBC had found may constitute ‘the worst form of child labour’. 🎞️ Watch the full documentary "Perfume's Dark Secret", here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3295wEpmajo *** 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/ #BBCEye #Perfume #Fragrance #Egypt #ChildLabour

The Kenya government will send close to 1,000 peacekeeping police officers under a UN mission to Haiti, aimed at helping the country's transitional authorities restore order. For weeks, gangs in Haiti had been carrying out deadly co-ordinated attacks, demanding the resignation of the then Prime Minister Ariel Henry. He agreed to step down in March. But the gangs have capitalised on the power vacuum left by Mr Henry's exit and expanded their control over large swathes of the country. Kenyan President William Ruto told the BBC's Caitriona Perry that stability in Haiti is a shared responsibility. 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 investigates the devastating impact of illegal firearms in Kenya. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica As Kenya’s cost of living rises, so too does violent crime. Reporter Elijah Kanyi investigates the devastating human impact of illegal firearms in Kenya’s slums and meets violent criminals who reveal how easy it is to get hold of guns and how hard it is to walk away from a life of crime. He also meets criminal-turned-campaigner King Kafu as he tries to convince young men to join the government’s amnesty program and hand in their guns. Despite daunting challenges and deep-seated distrust, Kafu tirelessly works to bridge the gap between disillusioned youth and the Kenyan police, who have been widely accused of extrajudicial killings. You may also be interested in these Africa Eye documentaries: https://youtu.be/4Z5ZbYd6FkE https://youtu.be/8RBAPVY4S-U *** 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. 🎥 Watch this documentary in SWAHILI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz8MdXk8cgo and in FRENCH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgUFVdUCp28 🎞️ You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt Credits: Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson Head of Longform and Investigations - Liz Gibbons Filmed and Directed by - Elijah Kanyi Reporter - Elijah Kanyi Executive Producer - Peter Murimi Edit Producer and Editor - Valeria Cardi Producer - Judith Kanaitha Production Manager - Simon Frost Production Coordinator - Izzy Fleming Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar Impact Producer - Jean Otalor, Kulwant Sohal Digital Producer - Tamasin Ford Reversioning Producer - Anna Payton Online Editor - Chris Stott Colourist - Boyd Nagle Sound Mixer - Jez Spencer Camera Assistant - Simon Onyango Archive - KBC Channel 1, Nation, Citizen TV Kenya *** 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/ #Kenya #GunReform #Documentary #BBCAfrica

In a suburb on the outskirts of Nairobi a family is processing the news that their pet was taken by a lioness during the night. CCTV footage reveals the animal jumping up across the house gate, later leaving the same way while clutching a Rottweiler in her mouth. The BBC caught up with the pet's owners who are still shocked that their beloved animal was snatched away. 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/

Controversial former South African leader, Jacob Zuma, spoke to the BBC's Anne Soy ahead of the country's general election on 29 May. The ex-president was banned by the nation's constitutional court from standing as an MP. Mr Zuma claimed that evidence against him was never produced. #zuma #southafrica #southafricanews 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/

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As South Africa’s murder rate reaches a twenty year high, #BBCAfricaEye meets the frontline communities who are fighting back. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica There were more than 27,000 murders last year. With trust in the police falling, Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie follows two volunteer patrol units determined to protect their communities. She meets a team of Afrikaans farmers in the town of Brits near Pretoria - and also with a unit in Diepsloot, a township of more than 300,000 people. #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaNews #AfriForum #investigativejournalism #documentary *** 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. You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye Credits: Filmed & directed by NICK BLAKEMORE Africa Eye Editor - TOM WATSON Reporter – AYANDA CHARLIE Executive Producer – PETER MURIMI Producers - JANE THANDI LIPMAN, GOLDEN LIEFIE MTIKA Film Editor - AMANDA GUNN Production Manager - SIMON FROST Production Coordinator – SARAH CLARKE Researcher – IZZY FLEMING Reversioning Producer - ANNA PAYTON Social Media Producer - ANUSHA KUMAR Digital Producer - TAMASIN FORD Sound mix - JEZ SPENCER Colourist - BOYD NAGLE Online Editor - CHRIS STOTT Translator - FEZOKUHLE MTHONTI, TARRYN DE KOCK Archive – CBS NEWS, Morning Joe, MSNBC, SABC Radio Sound Archives 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/

Grishon Waiganjo lost two sons in recent flooding in Kenya which has seen many parts of the country inundated and struggling to cope. #kenyanews #maimahiu #Kenyafloods 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/

Kenya's President William Ruto has defended his government following the criticism from the county governments that the national government flood response has been slow. President Ruto spoke to BBC Focus on Africa's Rhoda Odhiambo on the sidelines of the International Development Association summit in Nairobi. Filmed by Hassan Lali #kenyanews #kenyaflooding #climatechange 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/

🎥 Watch the full documentary, "Behind Closed Doors: Sierra Leone's Gender-Based Violence Epidemic" here: https://youtu.be/H-gc022W3-8 #sierraleone #salone #gbv #sgbv #shorts #documentary 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/

Beneath Sierra Leone's stunning landscapes lies a deep-seated social crisis. For decades the country has been plagued by incidents of gender-based sexual violence, much of it steeped in the legacy of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In 2019, after reported cases of #GBV doubled, Sierra Leone’s president declared a national state of emergency, including the creation of police units dedicated to tackling the problem, and life sentences for those convicted of violating a child. Five years on, #BBCAfricaEye reporter Tyson Conteh travels across Sierra Leone to find out whether the government has delivered on its promises. Through unprecedented access to law enforcement, the judicial system, the penal service, and survivors, Tyson Conteh’s investigation asks why, five years after the promise of firm government action, the women of Sierra Leone still face worrying levels of violence. *** 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. 🎥 You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye 🎞 Watch this film in SWAHILI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp-fRgWslng *** Credits: Filmed, Produced and Directed - CHRIS ALCOCK Africa Eye Editor - TOM WATSON Reporter - TYSON CONTEH Assistant Producer and Camera - ADELLE KALAKOUTI Film Editor - JOHN MORATIEL Production Manager - SIMON FROST Production Coordinator - ABIGAIL KNIGHT Reversioning Producer - ANNA PAYTON Social Media Producer - ANUSHA KUMAR Impact Producer - AMEER AHMED Digital Producer - TAMASIN FORD Sound mix - JEZ SPENCER Colourist - BOYD NAGLE Online Editor - CHRIS STOTT Translator - MARIAMA UPSON Archive - JOURNEYMAN.TV, REUTERS, AFRICANEWS #SierraLeone #WomensRights #Masculinity #AfricaNews #GBV *** 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/

Where is democracy heading in the world’s fastest growing continent? The BBC’s Southern Africa Correspondent Nomsa Maseko explores across Africa - in a year when nearly a third of the continent's nations are heading to the polls amid a surge of military takeovers, worsening security and greater repression. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Experts, academics and thinkers share their insights and analyses. And in her home country of South Africa, which - three decades into democracy - is facing a new reckoning, Nomsa examines the new challenges this dynamic and critical country is facing. 🎞️ Find more of the best BBC World Service documentaries you can watch in less than 30 minutes here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cI2qSy69-3UkgBWaXGHRrx *** 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/ #SouthAfrica #Documentary #WorldServicePresents #SA30 #SouthAfricaNews #BBCAfrica

Gully erosion is an extreme form of soil erosion caused by water, which experts have told the BBC is advancing at a worrying speed. It can cause giant ravines to open up – with sometimes devastating consequences. Cities from Latin America to Africa have been torn apart and their communities destroyed. In 2022, 60 people in Kinshasa were killed during heavy rain as their homes fell into the gully. Scientists say although erosion is a natural process which occurs over time, we’re seeing more of these giant canyons – and this acceleration is down to human-made activities: deforestation, poor infrastructures in cities and extreme weather patterns due to climate change. #kinshasa #drc #gullyerosion 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/

Thousands of children in Sudan could die due to malnutrition as the nearly year-long conflict puts the country on the brink of the world’s worst hunger crisis. The United Nations warns that a famine could be declared in the coming months. Gaza is also on the brink of famine. This explainer looks at what famine is and what it means when famine is declared - answering search questions that people are asking online. #famine #sudanfamine #gazafamine 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/

Ten years ago 276 Nigerian school girls were abducted by Islamist group by Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, a town in the north-east of Nigeria. The kidnap caused international uproar and sparked a nation-wide campaign. But it would be two years before the first girl managed to escape. She and the others who followed were promised support to re-build their lives. A decade later, with kidnappings once again on the rise in Nigeria, Yemisi Adegoke discovers what happened to the Chibok girls. #chibokdocumentary #chibokgirls #chibokbbc Filmed by Simpa Samson Edited by Wael El-Saadi Researcher: Oyinye Chime Production support: Bara'atu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar Producer: Charlotte Pamment Executive Producer: Sola Tayo 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/

Comedian and political satirist Bassem Youssef discusses the role of comedy during times of war. His interview with the BBC's Sharihan Al-Akhras was filmed as he embarks on his "Middle Beast" tour of the UK. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/YEEzP1SkiuU #BassemYoussef #Comedy #Satire #London 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/

Comedian and political satirist, Bassem Youssef, speaks to the BBC’s Sharihan Al-Akhras about the role of comedy during times of war. He also talks about managing insecurities and his relationship with social media. The interview was filmed as he embarks on his "Middle Beast" tour of the UK. Produced by Kawoon Khamoosh and Anusha Kumar. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 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/ #bassemyoussef #comedy #politics #israel #palestine

Victoria Uwonkunda makes an emotional journey back to Rwanda, where she grew up. She was visiting for the first time since she fled the 1994 genocide with her family at the age of 12. Victoria retraces her journey from the capital Kigali, to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. In April 1994 extremists belonging to the Hutu majority ethnic group in Rwanda killed an estimated 800,000 people, mainly minority Tutsi and some moderate Hutu. It happened in 100 days. The mainly Tutsi forces which took back power following the genocide were also alleged to have killed thousands of Hutu in retaliation- an allegation they deny. Produced by Victoria Uwonkunda. Filmed and edited by Anthony Irungu. Additional filming by Kevin McGregor. Executive producers: Miriam Quansah, Louise Clarke and Marko Zoric #rwandagenocide #kwibuka30 #rwandanews 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/

You are watching the inaguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal's 5th president since gaining the independence. #senegal #senegalinauguration #bassiroudiomayefaye Faye 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/