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Nigerian singer-songwriter Teni Makanaki aka Teni the Entertainer is in this week's hot-seat as she talks us through the items she always has in her bag. She also explains why she's never really been a fan of make up. Video by Buki Bakare. 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/

Moroccan music sensation Ahmed Soultan stops by with his unusual bag and treats us to an impromptu performance. Video produced by Buki Bakare. 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/

It’s pretty difficult to shoot music videos in most parts of the world just now, but Awilo Longomba got his done just in time. It’s to accompany his latest song, Bizou. We were invited along for part of the shoot, and loved to see this huge Congolese star roll up his sleeves and take charge of the choreography. 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/

Brothers Antonio and Fradique from Calema, the music duo sensation from São Tomé and Prínciple, talk about how the love of their country inspired their hit Te Amo and demonstrate how to dance to Kizomba - with a mop. 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/

Our spotlight falls on Uganda, and an artist who is making waves in electronic music. DJ Kampire is one of the brains behind Uganda’s Nyege Nyege festival, set up in 2015 and celebrating Africa’s electronic underground. Her music is highly eclectic and she enjoys sampling the tunes her parents and grandparents used to listen to. 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 many different churches around the world but there are few like South Africa's Gabola church. Gabola means ‘drinking’ in South Africa’s SeTswana language. Gabola church believes its congregation connects with God through consuming large amounts of alcohol during services. South Africa is currently enduring its second period of a Covid-19 alcohol ban in an effort to ease the burden on hospitals during coronavirus. So how is the church coping during these dry days? BBC visited the church and spoke to its founder, Pope Tsietsi Makiti. Produced by Kyla Herrmannsen. Filmed and edited by Christian Parkinson. 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/

Cassandra’s disability hasn’t stopped her from using her artistic talents to make sandals, bags, and shoes from scratch even in quarantine. Despite the challenges she faces, she just wants a chance to be seen as “someone who is capable.” 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/

More than 2,000 medical workers in Ghana have been infected by coronavirus since the outbreak began. The country has faced a severe lack of essential protective equipment like face shields, masks and suits. #BBCAfricaEye's investigation with Anas Aremeyaw Anas shows how some medical workers are profiteering at the expense of their colleagues. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/qX0jbLxFQ90 https://youtu.be/-eoFI-u3m88 https://youtu.be/TKHKjZ77RC0 https://youtu.be/nIBZ6QunLzc https://youtu.be/we-F0Gi0Lqs *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** 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 #ghana #investigativejournalism #undercover #africa

Beyoncé's hotly anticipated visual album "Black Is King", inspired by "The Lion King," has recently been released on Disney+. Fans have been waiting with great anticipation ever since the film was first announced. BBC Africa spoke to a professor of film, a film director and a student about their take on the film. Produced by Jameisha Prescod and Saidata Sesay. Edited and presented by Jameisha Prescod. 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 coronavirus pandemic officially started when the World Health Organization declared it in March 2020, but how will it come to an end? There are several scenarios which could lead to the pandemic being declared over. BBC Africa's Saidata Sesay explains how this could happen. Video produced by: Maisie Smith-Walters, Manuella Bonomi, Mark Sedgwick and Marko Zoric. 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/

Brian, Rukiya and Marcus don't know each other but all three have decided to leave their home in the US and move to Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda respectively. While some African Americans recently relocated because they see Africa as a safe haven from racism, others say they moved for their children. In 2019, a number of African Americans were inspired by the recent “Year of Return” movement initiated by Ghana, 400 years after the first Africans were brought in chains to Jamestown in the US. Produced and edited by Njoroge Muigai. Executive producer: Marko Zoric. 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 #Somalia, two young doctors are in the fight of their lives. As the coronavirus begins to claim its first victims, they volunteer in the capital’s only designated Covid-19 ward. Despite their bravery, people are dying because the hospital lacks vital medical equipment. Officially, fewer than 100 Somalis have been killed by Covid-19. But #BBCAfricaEye goes to one of the city’s main cemeteries, where the gravediggers tell a different story. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/PYbknzS6vic https://youtu.be/YH6f0azpOrg https://youtu.be/0ArcwczYUGo *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** 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 year after #BBCAfricaEye’s film ‘Sex for Grades’ (https://youtu.be/we-F0Gi0Lqs) exposed the sexual harassment of university students, Nigeria’s senate has passed tough new legislation to crack down on abusers. This investigation was only possible thanks to the testimonies of those who survived sexual harassment. Now, BBC Africa Eye’s undercover reporter Kiki Mordi shares more of their stories. While beading with two former students in Ghana, Kiki hears how easy it is to become trapped in a cycle of abuse, why it’s often impossible to walk away or report perpetrators, and what it takes to heal from the trauma. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/8AnwkixlhxM https://youtu.be/TKHKjZ77RC0 *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** 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/

Sierra Leone was one of the hardest hit countries when the Ebola epidemic struck West Africa in 2014. Now it is battling the coronavirus. The first case was confirmed on 31st March and since then the numbers have been climbing steadily. Tyson Conteh is a filmmaker in Makeni, a city in northern Sierra Leone. He covered the Ebola outbreak for BBC Africa Eye in the documentary Standing Among The Living and now he is making a series of video diaries for BBC Africa Eye showing how his city is dealing with the coronavirus. In the last episode, Tyson finally gets to meet his daughter Danky. She was born in Freetown when her mother got stuck in the capital after the government restricted people moving between districts to try control the spread of the virus. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** Credits: Directed by Tyson Conteh and Video by Chernor Mustapha Thoronka (Justice), The Future View Media Centre in Makeni. Produced and edited by Jerry Rothwell and Sam Liebmann, Metfilm Production. Music produced by Purple Field Productions PFP. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/purplefieldonline @purplefieldonline Twitter - https://twitter.com/PFPfilmcharity ‘Purple Field Prods.’ 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 increasing fears for food security in East Africa with mounting evidence of a new wave of desert locusts. Earlier in the year, billions of the insects destroyed crops across the region – with the UN warning a second generation would be even more destructive. Now, despite international efforts, those fears appear to be coming to pass. When the first wave hit, Albert Lemasulani gave up his life to fight the swarms - leaving his family, his goats, and his newborn son behind to try and prevent a plague. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** 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 #documentary #investigation #africa

What exactly is the state of the Nigerian healthcare system and why is it that way? For decades, Nigeria's healthcare sector has been saddled with various challenges. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has shown how medical services in the country are greatly underserved. Video produced by Manuella Bonomi and Olawale Malomo. 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 number of Covid-19 cases in Africa is on the rise. But in some countries, people still don't believe the pandemic is real. BBC Africa's Yemisi Adegoke went inside a Covid-19 treatment ward in Lagos, Nigeria to see how frontline workers are fighting against the virus, despite living in an environment where many still doubt the presence of the pandemic in the country. Filmed and Edited by Joshua Akinyemi. 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/

Sierra Leone was one of the hardest-hit countries when the Ebola epidemic struck West Africa in 2014. Now it is battling the coronavirus. The first case was confirmed on the 31 of March and since then the numbers have been climbing steadily. Tyson Conteh is a filmmaker in Makeni, a city in northern Sierra Leone. He covered the Ebola outbreak for #BBCAfricaEye in the documentary Standing Among The Living and now he is making a series of video diaries for BBC Africa Eye showing how his city is dealing with the coronavirus. In the fifth episode, we look at how Sierra Leone is again using contact tracers to fight the virus. They were essential to overcoming the Ebola epidemic which hit the country in 2014. Despite this experience, there have been delays in using the same system to tackle Covid-19. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Watch episode 6 here: https://youtu.be/qC7IYPZCG6s *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye Credits: Directed by Tyson Conteh and Video by Chernor Mustapha Thoronka (Justice), The Future View Media Centre in Makeni. Produced and edited by Jerry Rothwell and Sam Liebmann, Metfilm Production. Music produced by Purple Field Productions PFP @purplefieldonline 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/

For months, hydroxychloroquine, has been at the centre of much interest as potential preventative measure and for treating patients with Covid-19. The anti-malarial drug has been promoted by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and by his US counterpart Donald Trump who even claims to have taken it himself for a while to ward off infection. The ongoing interest in the drug has led to shortages and rising prices which directly impacted those taking the drug already for autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. While recent large scale trials have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a treatment, some countries have continued to promote its use within their healthcare systems. With so many twist and turns, the question is where do we stand now with hydroxychloroquine? Produced, edited and presented by Jameisha Prescod Executive Producers: Miriam Quansah and Marko Zoric 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/

Belly Mujinga, an essential worker who died with Covid-19, has become the face of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK. The British-Congolese rail worker died on 5 April, a few weeks after an incident when she was reportedly spat at by a man claiming to have coronavirus. BBC Africa's Joice Etutu spoke to her husband, Lusamba Katalay. 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/

An underworld of quack doctors and conmen have been exploiting the coronavirus pandemic and making money selling fake coronavirus cures. Investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas goes undercover in Ghana, exposing a Covid-19 scam said to be worth tens of thousands of dollars. The World Health Organisation estimates 100,000 people die as a consequence of fake clinical and herbal medicines every year in Africa. Posing as the brother of a man infected with the deadly coronavirus, Anas sets out to find so-called cures, to expose the men who sell them, and to test the liquids for potentially dangerous and toxic ingredients. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/TKHKjZ77RC0 https://youtu.be/cWFoYs-fNxA https://youtu.be/nIBZ6QunLzc https://youtu.be/we-F0Gi0Lqs *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye 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 #investigativejournalism #documentary #africa #ghananews

With the start in June of the first human vaccine trials in South Africa, Africa has now officially joined the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine. The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed by Oxford University is being conducted in South Africa, the UK and Brazil. Experts say a vaccine is the one thing that will help bring life back to normal, but trials have to take place in many different settings before there is one which is safe to use. Scientists say that it is vital that Africans take part in these trials, arguing it could jeopardise efforts to find a vaccine that works worldwide - and not just for richer nations. But critics cite a history of Western exploitation of Africa and unethical drug trials in the past as a reason not to participate. BBC Africa's Joice Etutu reports on why vaccine trials in Africa are such a sensitive topic and whether things have changed. 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/

While African governments give aid to their citizens, one group has seemingly been forgotten - sex workers. These women from Uganda and Nigeria talk about what life is like for them during the pandemic. Names have been changed to preserve their anonymity. Produced by Patience Atuhaire, Azeezat Olaoluwa and Maisie Smith-Walters. Filmed by Allan Atulinda. 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 impact of the deadly coronavirus in Mathare, one of Kenya's poorest settlements. As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths. Reporting from Mathare’s coronavirus frontline, local journalist Elijah Kanyi asks: is the cure deadlier than the virus? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/9dl1k79uGFA https://youtu.be/TKHKjZ77RC0 https://youtu.be/I0DJlSqlmEw https://youtu.be/pbrMjZQlN1c https://youtu.be/8RBAPVY4S-U *** BBC 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 Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye *** 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 #investigativejournalism #kenya #mathare