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Ogonnia "Neyah" Idam and her father Chief Aloy O. Idam sat down to talk about the upcoming elections and what they would do if they were in charge of Nigeria. The father and daughter spoke ahead of Nigeria's election which takes place on 16 February. Video journalist: Joshua Akinyemi Producer: Princess Abumere 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/

These are images Sudan’s government does not want you to see: teams of masked, plainclothes agents chasing down protesters, beating them, and dragging them off to secret detention centres in Khartoum. Who are these hit squads? Where are these detention centres? And what happens inside their walls? #BBCAfricaEye has analysed dozens of dramatic videos filmed during the recent uprising, and spoken with witnesses who have survived torture at the hands of the Bashir regime. Some of these protesters tell us about a secret and widely feared holding facility – The Fridge – where the cold is used an instrument of torture. 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 Investigation led by: Benjamin Strick Abdulmoniem Suleiman Klaas Van Dijken Aliaume Leroy Produced and Edited by: Suzanne Vanhooymissen Tom Flannery Daniel Adamson 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/ #Sudan #Documentary #investigativejournalism #opensource #osint #investigation

On 15 January, 21 people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The Riverside attack lasted 19 hours. But what exactly happened during that time? Using 3D reconstructions, as well as new accounts from survivors, BBC Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo presents the most detailed picture yet of how the events of that day unfolded, from the start of the attack, to the swift and coordinated security response that saved hundreds of lives. Video produced by George Wafula, Anthony Irungu, Ben Allen, Anthony Makokha, Hugo Williams, Millicent Wachira, Njoroge Muigai, Gloria Achieng, Ashley Lime and Muthoni Muchiri. 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 the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this remarkable film reveals the full horror of a full-scale Ebola epidemic - that which hit Sierra Leone in 2014. By the time it was brought under control, eighteen months later, more than 3,500 were dead and thousands more infected. The film begins as Ebola arrives in one of Sierra Leone’s main towns, Makeni, home to a local film-maker Tyson Conteh. Tyson and his film crew risked their lives to record at close quarters the tragedy unfolding around them. Sadly, not all of the film-makers survived. But what they recorded over months of filming isn’t just recent history - “Standing Among the Living” provides a grim warning for the future. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** #BBCAfricaEye 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/ #Congo #SierraLeone #Documentary #Africa #Ebola

Is raising children alone ideal? Lexy Boahene, Valentine Njoroge, Marjorie Maimba and Feza Kessy discuss this and more on this week’s episode of TheSheWord. 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/

Warning: contains scenes of drug use. A heroin-based drug cocktail called nyaope is destroying young lives in South Africa’s townships. Our reporter Golden Mtika finds an old family friend, Jesus, addicted to the drug and scavenging in an open sewer. While Jesus goes into rehab, Golden goes in search of the dealers who bribe the police and push the drug. But will Jesus get clean? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** #BBCAfricaEye 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 #SouthAfrica #Investigation #addictionrecovery

What does it take to make it as an entrepreneur - especially as a woman? Four successful entrepreneurs tell us about the reality of being businesswomen and what to do when the going gets tough. 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future. #congo #congodocumentary #africadocumentaries 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/

Hijab-wearing model Ikran Omar is forging a successful career as a model, but she had a battle to convince her Mum that it was a good career choice. 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 ladies of TheSheWord seek to discuss the effects of plastic surgery on women and seek to answer whether pressures from society lead women to consider cosmetically enhancing their bodies. 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 final episode of our Diaspora Diaries series comes from Philadelphia, where a Nigerian-British athlete has helped to make sporting history. The Philadelphia Eagles had never won the Super Bowl before. But 2018 was the year that Jay Ajayi helped to end that record. He explains to reporter Daniel Henry how his Nigerian upbringing drives him to success, both on and off the field. 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 Democratic Republic of Congo should be one of the wealthiest countries in the world. The BBC's Africa Editor Fergal Keane looks at what went wrong. Producers: Charlotte Pamment and Piers Scholfield Graphics: Ian Paul Joyce 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/

Hussein Suleiman moved to the Netherlands as a Somali refugee when he was just two years old. Now, Hussein and his business partners are aiming to blend their African and Dutch cultures through their clothing brand, Daily Paper. However, this sentiment isn't present throughout the Netherlands, with the Dutch parliament voting to ban the full Islamic veil this year. Produced by Daniel Henry as part of BBC Africa's Diaspora Diaries series. 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/

Under the bridges. In doorways. On street corners. You don't have to look too hard to see that homelessness is a big problem in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos. Amnesty International suggests that more than 30,000 have been forcibly evicted from settlements, and a further 300,000 are under threat. Many flee to Lagos after being displaced by Boko Haram in the north-east of the country. We spent a day with Godwin who came to Lagos to look for a better life, but found himself sleeping under a flyover in the city. Video Journalists: Joshua Akinyemi and Mariam Koné. 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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In the second episode of Diaspora Diaries, we speak to the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Opal Tometi. Opal was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in the US to Nigerian parents. She grew up hearing Yoruba and Esan spoken at home - and says her first trip to Nigeria as a teenager, changed her life. BBC Africa's Daniel Henry travelled to Washington DC to find out how those experiences led to Opal co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013. 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 this special episode, the BBC FactFinder team together with BBC Africa Eye partnered up to answer the question - just how much can your memories help you to track down your past? Twenty years after she was freed, Brigitte Sossou Perenyi went on a journey to understand what trokosi really is and why her family gave her away. She documented it in a film, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/8AnwkixlhxM The trokosi practice, prominent in West Africa, forces girls to live and work with priests in religious shrines, for the rest of their lives, to “pay” for the sins of family members. Although the practice has officially been banned in Ghana, it’s still happening there and in other parts of West Africa but on a smaller scale. 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/

Grief is not an easy subject to talk about. Anrette decided it was time to open up about the depression that came with losing her sister, so she shared her story with her sister in law, Rosette. 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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Crystal Asige’s sudden blindness has not stopped her from turning darkness into light. She sits down with BBC Africa's Sharon Machira to discuss what she misses about life with full vision and the challenges that come with living with a disability. 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 part of a new four-part series called Diaspora Diaries, RnB and hip hop artist Cherrie talks about her success and her struggle to find identity as a black woman in Scandinavia. Cherrie was born in Norway to Somali parents and raised in Sweden. However, she attributes the success of her hip hop career to the Somali diaspora across Europe. Daniel Henry caught up with her during September's general election in Sweden - where an anti-immigration party was vying to make large gains. 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/

Former Burundian intelligence agents say that the country’s security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent. Using cutting edge reconstruction techniques #BBCAfricaEye examines one house in particular, which was filmed in a video posted on social media in 2016. A red liquid, which looked like blood, was seen pouring from its gutter. We ask: has Burundi’s repression of opponents now gone underground? The government has always denied any human rights violations, and declined to comment for this report. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/MJoL7E4uvuU https://youtu.be/AuNDd_pteRQ https://youtu.be/TKHKjZ77RC0 https://youtu.be/Wl892pnDC7I https://youtu.be/aT8Db8xfxQM *** 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 find all Africa Eye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye Produced and directed by Charlotte Attwood and Maud Jullien Edited by Suzanne Vanhooymissen Spatial reconstruction and Situated Testimony: Forensic Architecture Motion Graphics: Tom Flannery For more investigative journalism, 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/ #Burundi #documentary #investigativejournalism #investigation #opensource #osint

On this week’s episode of #TheSheWord, we discuss the prevalence of skin bleaching in many African countries and ask the question - do men prefer women with lighter skin? 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/

Business ideas can be dime a dozen. So how do you go about turning yours into a successful company? Here are some top tips from 24-year-old Sharon Njoroge, who turned her idea of a discount coupon booklet into a thriving venture called Discoucher. 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/