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Africa’s young diaspora - born and raised in Europe, the United States and Canada - are increasingly choosing to move to the countries their parents once left. https://youtu.be/9Y81evPIIGE On the Focus on Africa podcast, host Charles Gitonga speaks to Maryam Abdishakuur, who grew up in Denmark and moved back to her native Somalia in her twenties, and Danielle Wanjiku Natche, who was raised in the United States and relocated to Kenya - her mother’s homeland-in 2019. They share their experiences and the challenges of returning home - navigating identity, expectations and the realities on the ground. Have you made a similar move? Share your experience with us. Check the link in our bio to watch the full episode on BBC Africa YouTube channel. Host: Charlie Gitonga Edit: @Shirokiambo Contributors- Danielle Wanjiku Natche, and Dr Maryam Abdishakuur 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/

“My kids are being bullied in school,” says Peter Odike, describing growing fear among immigrants in South Africa. Married to a South African and naturalised in 2006, he says citizenship has not shielded him from harassment and attacks. South Africa is facing mounting diplomatic pressure following anti-immigration protests, with Nigeria the latest to call for action. Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to tackle immigration challenges, many African migrants say they are still living in fear. 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/

Only a few months ago, immigrants in Minnesota faced the prospect of being detained on the street, in their cars, in their workplaces or homes by heavily armed, masked agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Trump administration hailed the ICE surge in the state as a great success, with thousands of what they called ‘criminal illegal aliens’ arrested. But the trauma of the crackdown has left deep scars in many communities, with some people going into hiding to evade arrest and others left to languish as they wait to hear the outcome for their detained loved ones. The BBC’s Bushra Mohammed spoke to politicians on both sides of the political divide and travelled to the upper Midwestern state to find a community needing to heal, but still living in fear. 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/

Two sick passengers - including a man believed to be a British doctor - are expected to be medically evacuated from a Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers have died, while another British man remains in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization is still investigating the outbreak and says it is possible the rodent-borne virus could be spreading between humans. The BBC’s Gloria Achieng explains what we know so far about hantavirus. Filmed and edited by Gloria Achieng (Reuters footage: Robert Vagueiro) 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/