#  @bbcafrica BBC News Africa BBC News Africa has been covering a wide range of topics, including documentaries on social issues such as human trafficking, sex work, and child exploitation. Recent documentaries have also explored conflict zones, including the war in Sudan and the conflict in DR Congo. 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The militants seized cattle and land and killed several residents including her four sons aged between [--] and [--]. More than [-----] people have been killed in Burkina Fasos insurgency which has spread to Mali and Niger with the UN describing the wider Sahel as the epicentre of global jihadist violence. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2-7hf_EGeoI) 2026-02-13T15:33Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "My journey to open Africas borders The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa - BBC Africa Travelling within Africa on an African passport remains a challenge according to the African Development Bank Group. Their research shows that Africans can travel without a visa for only 28% of intra-African trips while 51% of Africans need a visa before crossing borders within the continent. In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga spoke with Ras Mubarak a former Ghanaian MP who is currently on a road trip across Africa to highlight the difficulties of the African visa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2xLJPgGmHsM) 2025-12-20T12:00Z 1.8M followers, 27.2K engagements "Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - BBC Africa 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=43xTvpxWLW4) 2019-01-20T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 20.3M engagements "Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Ep [--] - The Collapse - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Man of God Or predatory cult leader A ground-breaking investigation into the world famous televangelical preacher TB Joshua told by the people closest to him: his Disciples. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica TB Joshuas miracles have gained him global recognition and hundreds of foreigners visit his church in Lagos every week seeking healing. But when TB Joshuas church guesthouse collapses killing [---] people start to ask questions. This episode reveals the unheard story" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4W8TnWslPxg) 2024-01-08T01:19Z 1.8M followers, 3.8M engagements "South Sudan: How a rivalry sparked a political crisis - BBC Africa More than a decade after independence South Sudan is still struggling to secure lasting peace. President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar have signed deals broken them and returned to the negotiating table time and again. Now with tensions rising once again the choices the two leaders make could determine whether the country moves toward stability or slides back into crisis - an outcome that would affect not only their citizens but the wider region. Presenter: Yemisi Adegoke Senior Producer: Christine Otieno" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5wMJeky8fPM) 2025-12-05T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 41.2K engagements "Kenya's Hidden Epidemic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya cases of gender-based violence exploded. But a combination of fear stigma and a lack of trust in the police mean the majority of cases are never reported. It has been described as Kenyas hidden epidemic. Africa Eye reporter Tom Odula investigates the deep-seated roots behind the violence discovers the trauma behind the shocking statistics and explores the police and government inaction that leaves survivors with little hope of justice. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8pwWiz8jJfY) 2022-01-24T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "State of Fear: Inside Tanzanias Enforced Disappearances - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates a wave of enforced disappearances spreading fear across Tanzania. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica When Samia Suluhu became Tanzanias first female president in [----] after the sudden death in office of her predecessor there were hopes that her presidency would mark a break from authoritarian rule. She lifted a ban on opposition rallies allowed the media to operate more freely and called for greater political inclusivity. Expectations of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9WkYK-SjJtE) 2026-02-02T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 480.3K engagements "Somalia's president on al-Shabab Trump and Somaliland - BBC Africa Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said he is a prime target of the Islamist group Al-Shabab (affiliated to Al-Qaeda). In an interview with the BBC's Paul Njie he said the militants had tried to assassinate him five times in the last two years most recently in March. He insists the group has been weakened. Analysts have however pointed to its recent territorial gains as evidence it remains a major threat. President Mohamud also dismissed fears of clashes between Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers in Somalia saying" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AMXckI4kHLo) 2025-09-24T14:36Z 1.8M followers, 106.5K engagements "South Africa's cash-in-transit highway robberies - BBC Africa The tale of security men fighting violent crime from murders to car hijackings to cash-in-transit van robberies in South Africa. Violent crime is soaring in South Africa with murder rates at a 20-year high. One very dangerous job in the country is that of security guard of vans carrying money. Reporter: Daniel De Simone Producer: Ed Habershon Filmed: Christian Parkinson Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BCY9kynvhEw) 2024-01-25T18:49Z 1.8M followers, 3.6M engagements "Kingdom of Kush - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to the country of her birth and the very region of her forefathers and mothers: northern Sudan where she sheds light on this little-known aspect of ancient African history the great Kingdom of Kush. Its kings ruled for many hundreds of years and indeed in the eighth century BC they conquered and governed Egypt for the best part of [---] years. Furthermore Kush was an African superpower. Its influence extended to the modern day Middle East. Zeinab visits the best preserved of Sudans one" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CwaP1kyAqqo) 2020-04-10T05:45Z 1.8M followers, 3.9M engagements "Money Rituals: Africas Deadliest Taboo - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to investigate Sierra Leones secretive money ritual network - exposing criminals exploiting belief for profit and the communities living in fear. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Across parts of Africa a long-held belief endures that using human body parts in magic ritual practices can grant power wealth or protection. This belief fuels a hidden criminal trade that leaves fear and grief in its wake. The true scale of the practice remains difficult to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EjDe1D8NlOY) 2025-11-24T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "Behind Closed Doors: Sierra Leones Gender-Based Violence Epidemic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary 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 Leones civil war. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In [----] after reported cases of #GBV doubled Sierra Leones president declared a national state of emergency including the creation of police units dedicated to tackling the problem and life sentences for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H-gc022W3-8) 2024-04-28T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 254.9K engagements "Why Lumumba is the star of Afcon [----] - BBC Africa Who is 'Lumumba' Previous Afcons have become synonymous with memorable moments. Whether on or off the pitch they live on long after the tournament ends. This time around one man has secured his place in history as the icon of Afcon [----] in Morocco without uttering a single word. Njoroge Muigai explains what hes seen of the man who has become a meme. #afcon #afcon2025 #lumumba Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ImUfOq49zik) 2026-01-13T11:56Z 1.8M followers, 77.4K engagements "Gamblers Like Me: The Dark Side of Sports Betting - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Sports betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight Do the punters really understand the odds theyre up against And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game #BBCAfricaEye follows one young football fan on a journey across Uganda to find out what happens when global companies target some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on the continent. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Collins Muhinda has been betting on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JXgLwphEDM0) 2019-09-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.4M engagements "Valentine is herewhere is your boyfriend - BBC Africa If that line sounds familiar youve probably heard the viral hit by Nigerias Kabusa Oriental Choir - a song which has become a Valentine season favourite across social media every year. We spoke to the group behind the trend about how it all started. 🎧 https://bbc.in/4tBMEMg listen to the full conversation on the Focus on Africa podcast. And if you know the song drop your favourite line in the comments. Presenter: Chiamaka Dike Reporter: Tamara Ebiwei Edited by: Nnjoroge Mugai Shot by: Ifiok Ettang Subscribe:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JfL1DlFKvJE) 2026-02-14T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "FGM: For the Love of Fatmata - BBC Africa Eye Documentary This is the story of a country where the path to womanhood can bring pain trauma and even death. A country where children can be left motherless because of the ancient traditions of Bondo - a Sierra Leone secret society which cuts out female genitals as part of centuries old rite of passage ceremonies. FGM female genital mutilation is woven so deeply into the female fabric of Sierra Leone most women there have had their genitalia cut. No-one really knows how many have died as a result. BBC Africa Eye reporter Tyson Conteh believes his" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OLO8HHL0n5k) 2023-04-30T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 87.9K engagements "Westgate shopping mall attack: What happened [--] years ago in Kenya BBC Africa Ten years ago members of the Somalia based Islamist group Al-Shabaab attacked a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The ordeal left [--] people dead. It lasted for a tense four days. A thunderous explosion signalled the end of the siege leaving the attackers dead in the rubble. Produced by Christine Otieno Edited by Anne Okumu Animations and graphics by George Wafula Additional editing by Jenna Abaakouk #Westgate #Westgateanniversary #kenyanews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFXw1fCkli0) 2023-09-20T10:42Z 1.8M followers, 218.4K engagements "Crime and Punishment in South Africa - BBC Africa Eye Documentary As South Africas 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 [-----] 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 300000" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qk9HEzcFiZ4) 2024-05-12T23:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements "What's behind Trump's 'garbage' remarks on Somalis- BBC Africa US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of reactions to his remarks describing members of the Somali-American communities as "garbage" and adding that they should go back to their country and fix it. Some of the criticism was aimed at Ilhan Omar the congresswoman who became first Somali-American representative in US Congress. Trump's jabs also come in the wake of a likely ICE operation to be held in Minnesota the US state that holds the biggest Somali community in the country and one of the largest Somali diasporas in the world." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TIYPQwQ4wAs) 2025-12-04T16:25Z 1.8M followers, 50.6K engagements "Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Ep [--] - Miracle Maker - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Man of God Or predatory cult leader A ground-breaking investigation into the world famous televangelical preacher TB Joshua told by the people closest to him: his Disciples. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Two young women in Britain watch a VHS tape that will change the course of their lives forever: a Nigerian preacher can apparently heal the sick cure cancer and AIDS. They decide to visit his church in Lagos to meet him. Joshua invites the teenagers to become his" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UZZVQxjXWCg) 2024-01-08T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 5.4M engagements "North Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawis exploration of Africans rich history focuses on North Africa. She goes to Morocco to find out about the original inhabitants of the region in particular the Berbers or Amazigh as they prefer to be called. Zeinab visits Carthage in Tunisia and explains who the Carthaginians were and their place in Africas history. She also looks at the great Berber kings and how they managed to retain their influence when North Africa came under Roman rule. Zeinab visits some of the most extensive and least visited" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VCKPyAHgX7U) 2020-04-10T06:30Z 1.8M followers, 780.5K engagements "Dating apps from a womans perspective I The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Around [---] million people worldwide are using dating apps to find romantic connections. But the picture looks a little different in Africa. Research by Sagaci an Africa-focused market research and data analytics firm suggests that only about 28% of people on the continent have ever used a dating app with Cameroon and Kenya among the countries recording growing usage. Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to a Nigerian couple who met on a popular dating app and went from swiping to marriage." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WjQ1hvQotT0) 2026-02-14T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Malawi's Human Harvest - BBC Africa Eye Documentary On a riverbank in rural Malawi police find a headless corpse one of dozens of victims apparently killed for body parts used in ritual magic. Legendary Ghanaian journalist Anas Arameyaw Anas and local reporter Henry Mhango set out to investigate the deaths and to find out who profits from these brutal killings. But at secret meeting in a remote spot the investigation goes terrifyingly wrong. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** #BBCAfricaEye brings you original investigative journalism revealing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_njz8-FHhAo) 2018-08-13T11:48Z 1.8M followers, 1.8M engagements "Dark Waters: Africa's deadliest migration route- BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC Africa Eye investigates what is fast becoming the worlds deadliest migration route: the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spains Canary Islands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Father-of-two Mouhamed has never been to sea but he is about to take what is fast becoming the deadliest migrant journey in the world: the Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spains Canary Islands. Facing days even weeks on the open ocean this year more than [-----] irregular migrants" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajX6NaVks3w) 2024-10-13T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1M engagements "Why is Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta facing extradition from the US - BBC Africa Ghana has requested the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from the US over corruption charges. The 66-year-old was declared a fugitive this year after failing to attend interviews in relation to his case he stands accused of causing financial losses while he was in government. Interpol issued a red notice alerting law enforcement agencies to locate and detain Ofori-Atta soon after. He has denied any wrongdoing. Reporter: Daniel Dadzie Edited and Produced by Brian Khisa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3IRIOdD1Kg) 2025-12-24T09:01Z 1.8M followers, 29.7K engagements "Musk raises controversy with gesture resembing Nazi salute - BBC Africa Elon Musk's appearance at a Donald Trump rally after the inauguration has generated online attention due to an one-armed gesture by the tech billionaire that several social media users said resembled the traditional Nazi salute. Musk made the gesture while thanking supporters for ''making it happen'' refering to Trump's victory. Then he placed his right hand over his heart and thrusted the same arm out into air straight ahead of him with his palm down. Musk has since responded posting on his social media site X: "Frankly" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iCajgbvjwHo) 2025-01-21T11:10Z 1.8M followers, 718.9K engagements "These women are rebuilding Somalia's capital from the ground up - BBC Africa Two young Somali women Fathi Mohamed Abdi and Saadia Ahmed Omar are redefining what it means to be a female engineer in a city that is rising from the ashes of its violent past. Both were born during the civil war and grew up witnessing their country fragmenting and in ruins. While many Somalis chose to leave the country they stayed driven by a passion to rebuild. BBC's Fardowsa Hanshi has just returned from Somalia where she met them. 🎤 Fardowsa Hanshi 🎥 Anthony Irungu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nKhAI5B8A5Q) 2025-06-15T09:54Z 1.8M followers, 35.9K engagements "Sona Jobarteh - Jarabi Sona Jobarteh hails from a long West African tradition of Griots and kora players; her grandfather was the master Griot Amadu Bansang Jobarteh. Creating her own history she has broken from the male-dominated kora tradition to become the family's first female virtuoso of the instrument. Here Sona Jobarteh performs the traditional Malian song Jarabi accompanied by Femi Temowo on guitar and percussionist Robert Fordjour. Kora Sona Jobarteh Network Africa BBC femi temowo African music calabash Mali Jarabi BBC Africa africa beats Kora Sona Jobarteh Network Africa BBC femi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oToZfPGMMBY) 2011-02-28T13:02Z 1.8M followers, 8.3M engagements "Seychelles Heroin and Me - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The Seychelles is known as a tropical paradise with a multi-million dollar tourist industry. But beyond the 5-star hotels and azure beaches is a country in turmoil. Based on population Seychelles has the biggest heroin problem in the world with around 10% of Seychellois dependent on the drug. Joseph Fady Banane whos lived on the islands all his life was one of them. Now free of heroin Fady investigates the secret epidemic that lies behind the luxury. Meeting drug users dealers police and the communities caught in the middle Fady confronts" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tVqMDYpL6fk) 2023-03-06T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 935.7K engagements "What is happening in Tanzania As Tanzania conducts its election it is also facing anti-government unrest. With strict accreditation requirements making it challenging for international journalists to operate freely Victor Kenani explains what we know so far from the border town of Namanga. Tanzania Tanzania protests Tanzania Tanzania protests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=trzLysRXEKI) 2025-10-31T23:38Z 1.8M followers, 57K engagements "Sex for Grades: undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Universities in Nigeria and Ghana have been plagued by stories of sexual harassment by lecturers and professors for decades. Allegations include a wide array of abuses from blackmailing students for sex in exchange for marks and admission to lewd comments and grooming. After gathering dozens of testimonies BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of Ghana to capture footage of the sexual harassment. Reporter Kiki" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=we-F0Gi0Lqs) 2019-10-07T17:48Z 1.8M followers, 12.4M engagements "Rehab Nightmare: Drugs Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEyes investigation goes undercover in the #Somali neighbourhood of Nairobi Kenya to expose a form of religious healing gone badly wrong. Islamic rehab centres offer treatment to people suffering from addiction or mental health problems. But Somali reporter Jamal Osman discovers that behind the closed doors of one rehab clinic patients are routinely abused beaten and forced to drink a toxic liquid called harmala. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** UPDATE: What happened" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ArcwczYUGo) 2018-07-29T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 660.6K engagements "Nviiri The Storyteller: "My switch to a dumb phone" The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa podcast How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone Smartphones are essential - but concerns about overuse are growing. Research has linked smartphone addiction to depression anxiety and loneliness. Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to 27-year-old Dion Rapakgadi from Johannesburg about his past struggles with phone addiction and to Kenyan musician @NviiriTheStoryteller the Storyteller who recently swapped his smartphone for a basic dumb phone. 00:00-00:53 Coming up 00:54-01:31 What's your" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1vTNeUBVA) 2026-01-03T15:44Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Why are more women giving birth in their forties The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Now around the world more women are choosing to delay motherhood. In countries like Italy Spain and South Korea the average age of first-time mothers has risen to [--]. While many African countries still have some of the youngest ages of first-time mothers globally - a shift is also happening in certain parts of continent. So whats behind this change Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke with Vanessa Tloubatla from South Africa who became a mother at [--] and Barbara Mugeni from Uganda who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LcrRMM-i3ck) 2026-01-24T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 56.6K engagements "Muslims killed over rejection of extremist ideology in Nigeria Authorities in Nigerias Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology not criminal banditry blaming Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said [--] Muslims were among those killed. A warning that this video contains distressing images. #nigerianews #nigeria #kwarastate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Odv_mk5dFlw) 2026-02-05T20:35Z 1.8M followers, 11.8K engagements "Sudan: 'We're trying to free our country the football way' - BBC Africa Sudans footballers achieved something remarkable even before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) currently taking place in Morocco. Simply qualifying for the tournament was a victory in itself given the ongoing civil war at home. For many Sudanese football has become more than a game - each match is a chance to lift spirits to unite and to remind the world that Sudan is still fighting this time on the pitch. Produced by @cjkaroney @amensisa_ifa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SIv2CUgwfvA) 2025-12-29T17:00Z 1.8M followers, 21.6K engagements "Africa's Gift to the World: Mulatu Astatke in His Own Words Mulatu Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-jazz and for changing the face of Ethiopian music during the so-called Swinging Addis years of the 1960s and 70s. Now at the age of [--] he played in London as part of a farewell show celebrating his remarkable career. Produced and edited by Marta Pausilli Filmed by Marta Pausilli Jenna Abaakouk and Maher Nakhla Senior Producer: Bruno Ferreira Garcez #bbcafrica #africamusic #mulatuastatke Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WKtrTPaVs5k) 2025-12-24T12:01Z 1.8M followers, 28.4K engagements "Will it be amala or pounded yam for Nigeria's Osimhen - BBC Africa Nigeria is looking to seal early qualification for the round of [--] when they face Tunisia in their next Group C fixture in Fes on Saturday. BBC Sport Africas Isaiah Akinremi caught up with Super Eagles' Victor Osimhen for a rapid-fire round From his favourite dish to his favourite city how many questions can the striker smash Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YhcSaYnfYYE) 2025-12-25T09:00Z 1.8M followers, 11.8K engagements "'After eight miscarriages I chose surrogacy' The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Well-known influencer and entrepreneur Nancy Umeh has spent the past year sharing her experience of welcoming her third child through surrogacy. While the practice remains legally unrecognised in many African countries - and is often surrounded by stigma - Nancy has spoken openly about her journey on social media. In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga spoke with Nancy Umeh about why she chose surrogacy and how the journey has been for her. We also heard from family lawyer" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHZ30YDJdzQ) 2025-12-30T15:23Z 1.8M followers, 83.6K engagements "Zambians bid farewell to President Sata So the sharp tongue of the man affectionately called 'king Cobra' in Zambia will be heard no more. Michael Sata Zambia's President for the past [--] years was laid to rest earlier today after being given a state funeral in Heroes Stadium. The leader who came in on a populist vote in [----] died in a London Hospital a fortnight ago after suffering from a long undisclosed illness. Today he was heralded at home as thousands came to bid him farewell. BBC Africa Zambia (Country) Michael Sata (Politician) BBC Africa Zambia (Country) Michael Sata (Politician)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b1qiSoCMTXY) 2014-11-11T18:28Z 1.8M followers, 566.1K engagements "I became a founder - then burnt out" The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Despite a start-up boom happening in Africa a recent study showed that many of Africas start-up founders say their jobs have negatively impacted their mental well-being. 60% of founders reported experiencing anxiety 58% high stress 52% exhaustion and 20% depression. Key stressors include fundraising inflation and economic instability. Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna had a discussion with Jihan Abass founder of Lami Insurance Technology - a Kenya-based fintech - and Mawano Kambeu founder of Zambia-based digital" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eW7t8AOv37M) 2026-01-10T09:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Goma: Border crossed by mercenaries and civilians - BBC Africa Civilians and Romanian mercenaries cross border into Rwanda as M23 tighten their grip on Goma. Rwanda's military said the mercenaries were being transported to Rwanda's capital Kigali after they had "surrendered to M23." #africashorts #Rwanda #DRC 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news goma" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gnq0NPOYDUk) 2025-01-30T11:46Z 1.8M followers, 91K engagements "What does it take to succeed as a content creator The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Think back to when you were younger what did you want to do when you grew up A recent study in Kenya found that many young people would choose to be a TikToker or a YouTuber over a more conventional career like a doctor or a lawyer. Nowadays content creators have become as influential as athletes and artists but while Africas content creator ecosystem is growing rapidly more than half of the continents creators earn less than $70 a month. Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga sat down with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=joBn3u6eZHY) 2026-01-17T15:01Z 1.8M followers, 14.8K engagements "Kenya terror attack: What happened during the Nairobi hotel siege On [--] January [--] people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The Riverside attack lasted [--] 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ljhI3K_6U68) 2019-02-12T18:30Z 1.8M followers, 278.4K engagements "Hunting down gangsters with Kenyas Ahmed Rashid - BBC Africa Eye documentary In [----] mobile footage of a plain-clothed policeman gunning down two apparently unarmed men went viral in Kenya. But who is this cop and what prompted the shooting #BBCAfricaEye joins controversial officer Ahmed Rashid as he seeks to rid the streets of gangsters and criminals. For the first time cameras are allowed to follow his team in action in the Somali neighbourhood of Eastleigh Nairobi. We hear from those who praise his unit and those who condemn them for what they say are a spate of extra-judicial killings." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pOjYnSAAcnQ) 2018-09-09T23:15Z 1.8M followers, 7.2M engagements "'Tying my tubes to stay child-free' The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa The UNFPA has warned that human fertility rates are facing an unprecedented decline' across the globe. In a recent report it said that many people are having fewer children than they want or none at all because of factors like the cost of living and difficulties finding a suitable partner. At the same time some people are actively choosing a child-free life and more women are now opting for sterilisation procedures like tubal ligation. Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to 29-year-old Nelly Naisula Sironka" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rxuPYUy6OB0) 2026-02-07T15:01Z 1.8M followers, 12K engagements "'I'm not retiring I am evolving': Eliud Kipchoge starts world marathon tour - BBC Africa Legendary marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge says global athletics bodies and other sports federations are failing to do enough to protect athletes and nurture talent. The Kenyan star - who has won almost everything there is to win including two Olympic gold medals a world title and [--] major marathons in a career spanning more than two decades - believes the current system creates a dangerous divide where a small elite earns disproportionately while the majority struggle to survive often without education" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sme2hbZdAig) 2025-12-25T18:01Z 1.8M followers, 25.4K engagements "We are really siblings - Joyful reunions as Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens - BBC Africa Friends and family hugged for the first time in five years as the border between Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia opened at last. It had been closed since the outbreak of war in Tigray in the north of the country back in [----]. It was organised by local community leaders and activists without the explicit approval of the authorities. But those behind it indicated that they had the blessing from officials in Tigray and Eritrea. The BBCs Girmay Gebru travelled to the border to speak to people there." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uEtsIEWf3eQ) 2025-07-06T09:01Z 1.8M followers, 19.4K engagements "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's sister-in-law speaks of family's pain after nephew's death - BBC Africa The family of the internationally acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her young son Nkanu Nnamdi died earlier this month at a private hospital in Nigeria's main city Lagos following a short illness. Speaking to Newsday's Anne Soy Nkanu's aunt Dr Anthea Nwandu has described the family's pain at their loss and says they are calling for change in Nigeria's healthcare systems. The hospital extended its "deepest sympathies" but in a statement denied any wrongdoing stating its treatment met" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vDL2MjPCOf8) 2026-01-25T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 38.3K engagements "Sweet Sweet Codeine: Nigeria's cough syrup crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In Nigeria thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup a medicine thats become a street drug. The Nigerian senate estimates that [--] million bottles of codeine syrup are drunk every day in just two states Kano and Jigawa. But who makes this syrup And who sells it to Nigerias students #BBCAfricaEye went undercover to investigate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/u6MPV9zBXYg" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-I_Lche2otU) 2018-05-01T16:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.1M engagements "Inside Cape Towns Gang Wars: Life Death and Survival in the Cape Flats - BBC Africa Eye Docs #BBCAfricaEye investigates the violent realities of Cape Town gangs. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In just three months last year police reported [---] gang murders on South Africas Western Cape [--] were children who died through gunshot wounds or stabbings. Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa but also one of the most unequal and divided. The city has become the country's gang capital with violence centred around townships known as Cape Flats." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-vQvFRDCa2g) 2025-06-22T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 700.6K engagements "Meet the Night Runners - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The people of rural Kenya have spoken of the night runners for generations. Theyre said to be villagers possessed by a demonic spirit which compels them to scare and terrorise their neighbours at night. But no one really knows who the night runners are or what motivates them. For #BBCAfricaEye reporter Tom Odula investigates the enigma of the night runners shining fresh light on the reality behind the myths and revealing exclusive footage of night runners in action. Please be aware that there are disturbing images in this piece. Click here" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-wCfTAa-w4Y) 2019-05-07T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.8M engagements "Stranded: Exposing the UKs immigration scammers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to track down rogue 'relocation agents' who squeeze thousands of pounds from aspiring migrants with the false promise of jobs in the UK. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Exploiting the desire of millions of Africans to migrate to Europe these agents fuel a thriving underground trade in UK work papers. Reporter Olaronke Alo sets out to discover what happens when the promised jobs do not materialise - and exposes pitfalls of the UK immigration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=191CuNRGoos) 2025-03-30T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "Sex Workers: Lives in the Shadows - BBC Africa Eye Documentary For many years filmmaker Tyson Conteh has followed the lives of sex workers in his hometown of Makeni in Sierra Leone. In the hope of raising awareness of their collective situation he was given unprecedented access to a world of danger drug addiction and even death. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Activists estimate that there are more than [-----] women engaged in sex work in Sierra Leone - a situation fuelled by high unemployment a crippling cost-of-living crisis and the lingering" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2IGYZFHzNjo) 2024-09-15T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 3M engagements "Silicon Valley's Online Slave Market - BBC News Arabic BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Arabics undercover investigation exposes the people in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery including a woman offering a child for sale. At the centre of this powerful investigative film is Fatou a [--] year old in Kuwait City who has been there for nine months. We follow her rescue and journey back home to Guinea West Africa and ask: whats being done to control the apps promoted on Google Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2IdII_n28e0) 2019-11-04T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 5M engagements "Libya's 'Game of Drones' - BBC Africa Eye BBC Arabic Documentary The UAE has denied intervention in Libyas civil war. But the BBC has uncovered new evidence that a laser-guided missile fired from a UAE drone killed [--] unarmed cadets in January [----] that the UAE is still deploying drones and other military aircraft in support of its Libyan allies and that Egypt is facilitating this intervention. Investigation by #BBCAfricaEye and @bbcnewsarabic. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these open source investigations from Africa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3DVE0tkGSaM) 2020-08-27T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 120.8K engagements "Daliwonga & The Choir 'Bambulele Sipho' (Acappella) - BBC Africa Enjoy [--] mins & [--] seconds of Daliwonga and his incredible choir singing Bambulele Sipho. 😍🎶❤ This performance is taken from our new documentary This Is Amapiano (Director's Cut) which you can watch on our YouTube channel. #daliwonga #amapiano #amapiano2022 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/ Africa bbc africa africa news daliwonga songs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5EqbnjBRNQU) 2022-08-21T16:03Z 1.8M followers, 5.5M engagements "The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary A year long investigation by #BBCAfricaEye has uncovered damning evidence of a thriving underground network in Kenya that snatches babies from their mothers and sells them for a profit. The secretive and highly lucrative trade preys on the countrys most vulnerable stealing children from the streets and even the maternity ward of a major government hospital. Njeri Mwangi reports from Nairobi. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** UPDATE: Three years since the broadcast of the [----] investigation The Baby" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ix5jbCmiDU) 2020-11-16T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 3.6M engagements "What I eat in a day: marathon runner edition - BBC Africa The marathon is almost synonymous with the Olympics and has been part of the modern Games since their beginnings in [----]. Running [----] kilometres at speed is one of the ultimate endurance events requiring athletes to burn up huge amounts of energy. But how much exactly And in an era of advanced sports science and nutrition what are the foods that fuel the champions Let's find out from two of the best the current marathon record holders for men and women Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei who both hail from Kenya. We've been to meet them" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9KLKbR4t2HQ) 2021-07-16T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 170.1K engagements "Return to the city ruled by Haitian gangs - BBC Africa Haiti a poor Caribbean country which usually appears on the international radar when it experiences a natural disaster. But the chaos unfolding there at the moment is of the man-made variety as gangs have taken control of most of the capital Port au Prince. The police are outnumbered and outgunned and government authority has all but collapsed. Cuts to US aid are compounding the Haiti crisis leaving people trapped in a daily struggle for survival. Contains scenes that some may find distressing. Reporter: Nawal al-Maghafi Producer: Jasmin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ASj0NzdrRWQ) 2025-07-25T06:11Z 1.8M followers, 152.7K engagements "Faith Under Fire - BBC Africa Eye Documentary (TW: Description of graphic violence) For hundreds of millions of Africans Christianity is the cornerstone of their existence. But an explosion of rogue pastors exploiting the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power has led to a fight for the soul of Christianity in Africa. Africa Eye reporter Peter Macjob travels to Uganda to meet the new religious movements rejecting Christian conventions the traditional pastors working hard to maintain their flocks the families who have suffered tragic losses at the hands of rogue pastors and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ce2J5JPTuqI) 2022-04-03T23:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Sierra Leone: An attempted coup BBC Africa Armed men attacked a military barracks and a prison in Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone on November 26th. Several current and former military officials were involved raising the possibility that it was an attempted military coup. The countrys information minister called the attack co-ordinated and planned and there have been several military coups across western and central Africa in recent years including in neighbouring Guinea. But was it a coup BBC Africas Mayeni Jones reports on exactly what happened in the Sierra Leonean capital. Reported by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ELNN-10-55o) 2023-11-28T11:45Z 1.8M followers, 176.9K engagements "What Happened at Hiroshima [--] years ago - BBC Africa Its [--] years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to the end of World War Two. The BBC met some of the last Hibakusha survivors of the two atomic bombs who were children when the events took place and have suffered from devastating long term mental and physical effects. With the current threat of nuclear war looming this documentary examines what we can learn now from the generation who survived near annhilation. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GVPQBr4Hqc4) 2025-08-04T12:11Z 1.8M followers, 353.8K engagements "Southern Kingdoms - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique and Zambia to find out about the powerful kingdoms of southern Africa and their rulers from 10th to 19th century like the Mutapa kingdom that stretched across portions of eight modern-day southern African countries. We hear about one military ruler who repeatedly saw off Portuguese invaders and we admire the incredible ruins of Great Zimbabwe the largest stone settlement in Africa south of the Sahara. Foreign visitors could not believe that this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GdSupLM4zAA) 2020-04-10T16:18Z 1.8M followers, 708.8K engagements "Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria As the BBC's Connected Africa Day focuses on Africa's new broadband connectivity Network Africa sessions step in to provide you with the opportunity to really test the new technology by watching the great Zimbabwean singer and guitarist Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi performing two tracks live in our Bush House studios. This classic track Neria is about the strength of women and how they should take their place and not feel inferior to men. Oliver Mtukudzi Tuku Neria Zimbabwe musician music guitar Oliver Mtukudzi Tuku Neria Zimbabwe musician music guitar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GhXGyer-cIg) 2009-09-17T11:46Z 1.8M followers, 12.2M engagements "Ancestors Spirits and God - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi examines religion in Africa. First the enduring presence of Africas indigenous religions to which millions of people on the continent still adhere. She travels to Zimbabwe to find out more about a remote community that follows traditional African religion. In Senegal she meets a Muslim man who like so many others in the continent blends Islamic beliefs with his ancestral ones and enjoys talking to trees She also charts the impact of Judaism and early Christianity in Africa and how Africans" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GlKSp2H0V0w) 2020-04-10T06:45Z 1.8M followers, 1.3M engagements "Racism for Sale - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In February [----] a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed by a voice off-camera to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words with smiles and enthusiasm but they dont understand that what theyre being told to say is I am a black monster and my IQ is low. The clip ignited outrage in China and beyond. But no-one ever answered the crucial questions: Why was this filmed Where was it shot Who made it These questions send #BBCAfricaEye and #BBCEyeInvestigations reporters Runako" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I0DJlSqlmEw) 2022-06-12T23:49Z 1.8M followers, 2.1M engagements "Gift of the Nile - History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] Zeinab Badawis quest to uncover the history of Africa takes her to Egypt where she explores the most famous civilisation on the continent that of the ancient Egyptians. Zeinab takes you beyond the usual coverage of the pharaohs mummies and pyramids and examines the controversial question of who the ancient Egyptians actually were. What was their ethnicity What made such a great civilisation possible and how did the ancient Egyptians order their society And she is also allowed to capture on film the mummy and treasures of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L4EjZpIF71Y) 2020-04-10T05:30Z 1.8M followers, 646.9K engagements "Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend #DubaiPortaPotty.but nothing is as it seems. #BBCAfricaEye investigates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica This BBC Eye investigation reveals that behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality and hears from Ugandan women who say they were lured to the UAE - often under false promises of work - only to find themselves forced into prostitution indebted to a man" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OboT09uRw6M) 2025-09-14T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.8M engagements "Somalia Sexism and Me - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Whats it like to be a working woman in Somalia in [----] trying to do a job in a culture where women traditionally take second place to men in many aspects of life For many women in the labour force its a daily fight against prejudice. Discrimination against women in Somalia is a sensitive subject - after all this is a highly developed culture which has evolved over many centuries. But #BBCAfricaEye asks is it now time to start thinking differently Can things change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PYbknzS6vic) 2022-02-21T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 780.4K engagements "Lady P and the Sex Work Sisterhood - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Africa Eye investigates an unsolved murder of a sex worker in Sierra Leone and uncovers a world where women who sell sex are often abused attacked trafficked and even killed. In the city of Makeni a group of sex workers led by a woman called Lady P are on a mission to fight for justice and to improve their rights. Although sex work is not illegal in the country these women are seen as immoral outcasts and receive little support from the government or society. And as Tyson Conteh reports their survival has been made even more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TYmXKVX4-Ws) 2021-02-08T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 2.7M engagements "The $10 Billion Energy Scandal - BBC Africa Eye & Panorama Documentary BP agreed to pay around $10bn (8bn) to a businessman involved in a suspicious energy deal. The energy giant bought Frank Timis' stake in a gas field off the coast of Senegal for $250 million in [----]. But documents obtained by BBC Panorama and Africa Eye reveal that BP was also projected to pay his company between $9bn and $12bn in royalties. Both BP and Mr Timis deny any wrongdoing. Read the full statement from Mr Timis here: https://bbc.in/2NOQP4j Update [--] July 2019: BP did not dispute the $10 billion figure prior to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UlTXRWMYpzQ) 2019-06-02T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 346K engagements "What does Joseph Kabila's return mean for the DRC - BBC Africa Former President of the DRC Joseph Kabila has announced his return to the country. While no exact date was given sources close to Kabila suggest he could arrive in the coming days through the eastern region which he describes as being in critical danger. Given his contentious political history what could his return mean for the country Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V_sjfFcgqWw) 2025-04-11T18:56Z 1.8M followers, 26.8K engagements "Black Axe: Nigerias Mafia Cult - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The Black Axe are one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in the world. The highly secretive mafia referred to as a cult in Nigeria have been accused of countless murders and are estimated to earn millions of dollars through internet fraud. But who is behind them Are politicians involved BBC Africa Eye has been investigating. Reporter Peter Macjob is on a journey to meet the Axemen face to face. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ViTQ7N7iUQ0) 2021-12-13T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.3M engagements "Kongo and the Scramble for Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to Angola DRC and Congo in central Africa to bring the history of the great Kongo Empire. She hears about the critical role played by women in African history such as Queen Nzinga who battled the Portuguese for a quarter of a century in the 1600s and a few decades later Kimpa Vita who was burned alive after her failed resistance. Why were Africans unable to resist the tide of European control One woman of nearly [---] relates her memory of Belgian rule in the Congo during" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W0v_SwObQns) 2020-10-18T04:45Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "Kamwe Kamwe: Inside Burundis Killing Machine - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Former Burundian intelligence agents say that the countrys 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 [----]. A red liquid which looked like blood was seen pouring from its gutter. We ask: has Burundis repression of opponents now gone underground The government has always denied any human rights violations and declined to comment for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WZPkRLkUiYo) 2018-12-04T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "Cameroon: Anatomy of a Killing - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In July [----] a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. It shows two women and two young children being led away at gunpoint by a group of Cameroonian soldiers. The captives are blindfolded forced to the ground and shot [--] times. The government of Cameroon initially dismissed the video as fake news. But #BBCAfricaEye through forensic analysis of the footage can prove exactly where this happened when it happened and who is responsible for the killings. Warning: this video contains disturbing content. Click here to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XbnLkc6r3yc) 2018-09-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.8M engagements "Tunisia's Ben Ali: The Dictator's Last Calls - BBC Africa In exclusive never heard before recordings believed to be of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali BBC News Arabic reveals the anxious telephone calls that helped seal the fate of his 23-year dictatorship and spark a wave of revolutions across the Middle East. The recordings which are strongly disputed by some appear to show that as protests rocked his feared police state the president's closest aides urged him to stay away from the country. 'The Dictator's Last Calls' uses animation to recreate the last hours of President" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YaST3lc0CXw) 2022-01-14T14:36Z 1.8M followers, 753K engagements "Why are M23 fighting in DR Congo Fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with the M23 rebel group seizing Gomaone of the region's largest citiesand threatening further advances. But what does M23 want in the DRC 📹 by Marco Oriunto and Catherine Heathwood #drc #m23 #Rwanda 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc africa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=afobiqd-G9o) 2025-02-14T10:27Z 1.8M followers, 72.5K engagements "Slavery and Suffering - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] Much is known about enslaved Africans once they arrived in the Americas and Europe but in this episode Zeinab Badawi looks at the impact on Africa itself of one of the most evil chapters in human history: the trans Atlantic slave trade. She travels to several countries to see how where and why this trade began in Cabo Verde in [----]. She meets a man on the Senegalese island of Goree who for [--] years has been relating the story of slavery to thousands of visitors. And leading academics tackle the controversial subject of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajI8lkYdmAk) 2020-10-18T04:00Z 1.8M followers, 3.2M engagements "Non aligned movement: where countries take no sides - BBC Africa Heads of state and government from across the globe gathered this week in Ugandas capital Kampala for the 19th summit of a group of countries created at the height of the Cold War but which remains active till this day. The Non-Aligned Movement has over [---] member states representing over half the worlds population. But just how relevant today is this group of nations formed over [--] years ago Presented by: Esther Kahumbi 🎥 Filmed and edited by: Nadeeem Shad Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=emqx-To-Ang) 2024-01-19T20:33Z 1.8M followers, 43.2K engagements "Trapped in Oman - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC Africa Eye investigates the plight of Malawian women lured to Oman with offers of domestic work only to be trapped in a cycle of exploitation with little hope of escape. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Through WhatsApp voice notes videos and texts this documentary reveals their abusive ordeals and exposes the tactics of agents that traffic and then abandon them. The investigation also examines the poverty and desperation that leads young people to seek opportunities in the Middle East and the weak" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fJTh4Gdn_B8) 2024-03-18T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "President Duma Boko on his plans to revive Botswana's diamond industry - BBC Africa Botswanas diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain with the countrys main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year which it blamed on dwindling global demand. And in another blow to the industry in recent months the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana. President Duma Boko has revealed to BBCs Waihiga Mwaura that Botswana is close to securing a 0% tariff deal with the US giving the country a potential economic lifeline. Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura Filmed by Kasra" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gjQLxqRv1IA) 2025-10-03T17:00Z 1.8M followers, 39.2K engagements "'The trauma constantly kept coming back': My FGM story BBC Africa #TalkItOut Leyla underwent FGM at just seven years old. Till this day the trauma caused by her experience still haunts her even in her adult life. 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/ BBC Africa Female Genital mutilation Womens rights FGM Human rights Agnes Pareyio United Nations BBC Africa Female Genital mutilation Womens rights FGM Human rights" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hwnzCKMB2eo) 2018-11-25T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 611.7K engagements "Liked Lured Livestreamed: The Dark World of Digital Brothels - BBC Africa Eye Documentary On TikTok live streams girls as young as [--] are being exploited into selling sexual content. #BBCAfricaEye investigates to find out who is profiting. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With its many dancing challenges and comedy sketches its no surprise TikTok is popular with young Kenyans. The app is also a way for them to make money through its gifting service. But theres a darker side where young women including teenage girls as young as [--] are selling sexual" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jbakXt_jZgQ) 2025-03-03T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 407.2K engagements "Blood in the Earth: Life and Death in Congo's Coltan Mines - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a miner digs for his dreams hoping the grey gold of coltan used in much of todays electronics can bring his family back together. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In a village nestled in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo everyone is looking for an answer to their problems. A teacher hopes to find it in educating his pupils for a better life a policeman hopes to find it in establishing order and a miner" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jpIcC1_5JAk) 2025-10-27T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 558.3K engagements "Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained - BBC Africa It is exactly [--] years since the leader of Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram Mohammed Yusuf was killed in police custody. His death sparked a campaign of terror in Nigeria that has left more than [-----] people dead and displaced more than two million people. The BBC's Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones examines the roots of the militant group its rise to global infamy and whether it will remain a force in the region in the next decade. Graphics animation and editing: Manuella Bonomi Producers: Naomi Scherbell-Ball and Hugo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jsVgXJLXtdw) 2019-07-30T11:21Z 1.8M followers, 821.3K engagements "Zama zamas: The dangerous life inside an illegal gold mine - BBC Africa Video filmed by South African miners involved in a months-long standoff with police shows dire conditions as new rescue operations continue underground where hundreds have been living for months following a stand off with the government and police operations targeting illicit mining started last year across the country. More than [---] of the illegal miners known locally as "zama zamas" have reportedly died since the crack down began. But following a recent court order the government has begun a long-awaited rescue" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ju6VVbSemcQ) 2025-01-14T14:56Z 1.8M followers, 19.3K engagements "Kito: Blackmailing LGBT people in Nigeria - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When Nigeria passed some of the toughest anti-homosexuality laws in Africa the internet became a place for the LGBT community to connect with others more safely until criminal gangs went digital too. #BBCAfricaEye investigates how members of the LGBT community in Nigeria are targeted by criminal gangs who pose as potential dates on popular apps only to extort beat and even kidnap them. This crime is so prevalent it even has a name: Kito. Africa Eye speaks to dozens of victims who have been kitoed and meets the activists" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kTXQFig2LsI) 2023-05-14T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 120.6K engagements "Slavery and Salvation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi visits Ghana and sees how momentum in the trans Atlantic slave trade led to competition for enslaved Africans between European nations who built numerous slave forts along West Africas Atlantic coast. She hears about the inhumane conditions in which slaves awaiting shipment were kept and how women were selected and subjected to rape by their captors. Also what do African academics believe were the main reasons behind abolition and why did many Africans return to the continent such as to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kyIUs8hJpy0) 2020-10-18T04:15Z 1.8M followers, 898.7K engagements "Inside Nigeria's Kidnap Crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Nigeria is in the grip of a kidnapping epidemic. Thousands of Nigerians have fallen victim and millions of dollars in ransoms have been paid. But the Intelligence Response Team led by Abba Kyari - nicknamed Nigerias Super Cop - are taking the fight to the kidnappers. Is the unit the solution to the Nigerias kidnap crisis BBC Africas Kunle Falayi has been given exclusive access to the unit. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mRADCzmEX6w) 2019-07-01T16:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.7M engagements "'This Is Amapiano' (Documentary) : DIRECTOR'S CUT BBC Africa From the streets of South Africa to dance floors around the world Amapiano is one of the fastest growing new music genres. A new documentary This is Amapiano' tells the story of the genre to date including the crucial role that viral dance challenges on Tik Tok have played in its global spread. #Amapiano generated over one billion views (16bn) on Tik Tok in [----] with global streams on Spotifys AmaPiano spotlight playlist increasing by 116%. Kutloano Nhlapo AKA DJ Da Kruk is a South African DJ Producer & Presenter who has been" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ou0luMrf1mU) 2022-08-20T15:06Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Kenyas Killer Roads - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Africa Eye exposes dodgy driving licences and dangerous vehicles on Kenyas killer roads. Have the network of roads which criss-cross Kenya become death traps Between [----] and [----] Kenyan road deaths rose more than [--] per cent. Last year more than [----] were killed and over [-----] injured. The Kenyan Government says drunk driving overloading and speeding are among the top causes of the carnage. But is corruption also a factor Journalist Richard Chacha himself paralysed in a road accident ten years ago joins Africa Eye to expose rogue driving" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=papUXpLXf8I) 2022-03-21T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements "Guns in the Shadows: The Struggle for Firearm Regulation in Kenya - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates the devastating impact of illegal firearms in Kenya. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica As Kenyas cost of living rises so too does violent crime. Reporter Elijah Kanyi investigates the devastating human impact of illegal firearms in Kenyas 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pbrMjZQlN1c) 2024-05-26T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 722.8K engagements "My Neighbour The Rapist - BBC Africa Eye Documentary It's is one of the poorest parts of South Africa. But poverty is not the biggest problem here. Diepsloot is the most dangerous part of South Africa - especially if you are a woman. Warning: the video has shocking and upsetting scenes. Details of UK organisations offering information and support with sexual violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on [----] [---] [---] Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rpjNz8VrXFk) 2018-07-15T23:15Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "Desert Empires - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi visits rarely seen historic sites and magnificent ruins in Mali and Mauritania in west Africa. We hear from Africans about how trans-Saharan trade mainly in gold meant that by about the 7th century rich kingdoms became established in West Africa. These eventually gave rise to three of the greatest empires on the continent including the Mali Empire which began in the 13th century. Under armed guard Zeinab visits the fabled city of Timbuktu which was overrun by extremists in [----]. Malis ruler Mansa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=shEU4PQUxxA) 2020-04-10T07:35Z 1.8M followers, 959K engagements "Forced to Beg: Tanzania's Trafficked Kids - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Impoverished families in Tanzania are being tricked into giving up their disabled children by human traffickers. Promised a better life the children are instead smuggled into Kenya and forced to beg often for years. Africa Eye goes undercover to expose the traffickers trading in human misery and helps one young victim escape his captors. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye documentaries: https://youtu.be/0vDe6rUFs90" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz8ZyCmV0N8) 2022-06-26T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.4M engagements "Kenya's 'Spy Queen': Private Detective Jane Mugo - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Kenya has a real version of the spy James Bond and her name is Jane. Detective Jane Mugo is the countrys most famous and controversial private investigator. She says shes solved hundreds of crimes but some say she writes her own rules. This is the inside story of the woman they call Kenyas 'Spy Queen.' BBC Africas Sharon Machira has been investigating. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tSWcHfTzuA0) 2021-01-25T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.5M engagements "Resistance and Liberation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In the 20th episode Zeinab Badawi makes a huge and broad sweep across Africa examining the struggle for freedom even in the face of bloody crackdowns: a veteran Mau Mau fighter in Kenya a member of the resistance in Algerias brutal war of independence from one African president whose ancestor fought the French and from the grandson of the Mahdi who defeated Britains General Gordon. And she talks about that heady time of independence with the families of three of Africas best known independence leaders: Ghanas Kwame" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tlwGz3BgUZM) 2020-10-18T05:00Z 1.8M followers, 984.8K engagements "My deepfake nightmare I The Conversation I BBC Focus on Africa Podcast What does it feel like when your photos are taken manipulated and shared online without your consent Thats the reality for 23-year-old Debra Nashipae a Kenyan student and aspiring musician whose images were turned into deepfake pornography - a form of digital abuse that experts say is rapidly increasing. According to UN Women 9095% of all deepfakes online are non-consensual pornographic images and around 90% of those depict women. UN Women also highlights that half of the worlds women and girls lack legal protection" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=touxPqmJkgw) 2025-12-06T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 56.8K engagements "Kush: Into the Mad World - BBC Africa Eye Documentary (TW: Themes of self-harm and suicide) Kush - a cheap new illegal drug high is taking the youth of Sierra Leone to a dark place. Young people driven mad. Young people killing themselves. Young people harming themselves and others. Psychiatric wards are filling up with Kush cases and police are battling to win the war against the drug. With Kush use spreading like wildfire and with ever-younger users being exposed to it Africa Eye reporter Tyson Conteh investigates the drug and asks whether Sierra Leone can stop the march of this dangerously" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u6MPV9zBXYg) 2022-02-07T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements "'Rwanda planning to attack Burundi' - BBC Africa Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country. variste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now. Rwanda has already hit back calling the president's comments "surprising" and insisting that the two neighbours are co-operating on security plans for their shared border which has been shut for over a year. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDTPYelMWvM) 2025-03-25T17:38Z 1.8M followers, 236K engagements "White Asylum: America's South AfricanRefugees- BBC Africa Eye Documentary In February [----] US President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering prioritised refugee status to Afrikanerfarmers hoping to escape what he described as a genocide in South Africa. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With Americas [----] refugee intake capped at just [----] people PresidentTrumps move to prioritise resettlement of white South African farmers reignited global controversy when he referenced widely disputed claims of forced appropriation of land and a genocide" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xVrUb7xwRcA) 2025-12-08T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 445.8K engagements "Burundi leader: We won't be killed like the Congolese are being killed' - BBC Africa As the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deepening the fear of a regionalisation of the war also grows. A ceasefire was reached between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and the Congolese Armed forces but it was short-lived. Now the prospects of a spill over into neighbouring Burundi is raising concerns. BBC Africas Nomsa Maseko was in Bujumbura to interview the Burundian president variste Ndayishimiy. #DRCconflict #burundi Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=za9-Zago_Mk) 2025-03-25T17:13Z 1.8M followers, 32.4K engagements "Lesotho: 'Trump is giving us problems on top of our problems ' - BBC Africa The small nation of Lesotho one of the poorest countries in the world is under threat of facing tariffs of up to 50% from Donald Trump's administration starting this August. Jobseekers heard by the BBC in the country's capital Maseru have said that the US Presiding "is giving us problems on top of our problems". The country has declared a national state of disaster over its unemployment and job losses and critics said the government is not doing enough to fix the problem. 🎤 Reporter: Shingai Nyoka 🎥 🎞 Filmed and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-ROZjD9dJTA) 2025-07-30T13:18Z 1.8M followers, 29.5K engagements "Mulatu Astatke: Africa is not being recognised - BBC Africa Mulatu Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-jazz and for changing the face of Ethiopian music during the so-called Swinging Addis years of the 1960s and 70s. Now at the age of [--] hes decided to retire from performing playing his farewell show in 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Wrpz6toWxM) 2025-12-19T13:43Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Tanzania Foreign Minister on elections unrest and internet shutdown - BBC Africa Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo Thabit has defended his governments handling of post-election unrest and a nationwide internet shutdown following reports that scores of people have been killed in protests after this weeks vote. The minister says the government cannot yet confirm how many people have been killed or injured in the violence that erupted after the general election. Opposition groups claim hundreds have been killed while the UN says at least ten people have died since protests began on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0_yiJMnuPYA) 2025-10-31T18:51Z 1.8M followers, 110.2K engagements "Kaduna abductions: Villagers who escaped tell of their ordeal - BBC Africa Nigeria's police have confirmed that a group of worshippers was kidnapped from three churches in a remote part of the northern Kaduna state after previously denying it. A police spokesperson said security forces had been fully deployed to the area and that search-and-rescue operations and patrols were under way. The BBC's Madina Maishanu gained access to one of the churches where worshippers were attending a service when the abductions took place. Reporter: Madina Maishanu Producer: Abayomi Adisa Video Journalist:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=22EW15uzyjg) 2026-01-24T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Thousands bid final farewell to Raila Odinga #news #africa #railaodinga Thousands of people are gathered to watch the funeral service of the former prime minister of Kenya Raila Odinga in Bondo in the west of the country. Mr Odinga who died last week aged [--] will be buried privately following the ceremony. raila odinga news raila odinga death raila odinga baba raila odinga memorial kenya breaking news raila odinga tributes raila odinga dead raila odinga funeral raila odinga burial raila odinga news raila odinga death raila odinga baba raila odinga memorial kenya breaking news raila odinga" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3OgKMvEUKtM) 2025-10-19T10:06Z 1.8M followers, 20.1K engagements "What is the future of AI and work in Africa BBC Africa Now one of the biggest topics during this years UN General Assembly is Artificial Intelligence. Leaders from around the world gathered to debate and define what responsible AI might look like on an international stage and so did BBCs Focus on Africa. On the sidelines of the UNGA Waihiga Mwaura gathered with senior leaders policy makers and young innovators from across the continent to find out whether Africa which is projected to be a quarter of the worlds population by [----] can keep up with the speed in which AI technology is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3V5psLHdRH0) 2025-09-27T12:20Z 1.8M followers, 109.8K engagements "Inside Cameroons Anglophone crisis - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts For nearly a decade there has been a violent crisis unfolding in Cameroon. Its a conflict between Cameroons security forces and armed separatists over the countrys two English-speaking regions; a conflict that has subjected the local population to property destruction unlawful killings rapes abductions and much more. Cameroonian journalist Blaise Eyong who has been reporting on this story since the unrest began in [----] takes us into the heart of one of the worlds most neglected crises bringing us face to face with both its victims and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3oVquogI9fs) 2025-05-31T17:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak - BBC Africa Survivors of a fire st a prison in Goma Eastern DRC in which around [---] women and [--] children were burned to death told the BBC that they want justice but that they do not expect to get it. The fire is belived to have been started by male inmates who were trying to flee on the [--] Jan as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were closing in on Goma following a rapid advance through the region. Warning: This article contains distressing content including descriptions of rape from the start. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4JGyGo21MUc) 2025-02-26T17:07Z 1.8M followers, 32.3K engagements "Inside the Russian company mining bitcoin in Ethiopia - BBC Africa Ethiopia is fast becoming a haven for Bitcoin miners. A Russian company has set up operations just outside the capital Addis Ababa taking advantage of cheap renewable energy. The government says it a smart way to earn revenue and expand power access. But with nearly half of Ethiopia in darkness critics question whether the bitcoin boom will be felt across the country. So how much does the host country benefit and could the vast amounts of power consumed be better used elsewhere 🎙 Jewel Kiruingi 🎥 Amensisa Negera 🎬 Claire" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Biv8ENsNlA) 2025-08-14T14:45Z 1.8M followers, 129.4K engagements "'I blame my taba addiction for the loss of my baby' - BBC Africa Women in The Gambia are getting addicted to a local tobacco powder called taba with unintended consequences. While taba is commonly snorted smoked or chewed across parts of West Africa some women use it in secret by inserting a paste made from the powder into their vaginas believing it can help with weight loss fertility or infections. Despite being designated a harmful substance by the Gambian government in [----] taba remains widely available through a discreet network of sellers often operating in local markets. Subscribe:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9EB-7h2VaiI) 2025-12-22T12:17Z 1.8M followers, 18.1K engagements "My week investigating the school kidnapping in Niger State - BBC Africa There are still a number of schoolchildren missing from a Catholic boarding school in Nigerias Niger State after an attacked by armed men last week. The Christian Association of Nigeria initially said over [---] were kidnapped although that number is disputed as many are claimed to have run into a nearby forest during the attack. The BBCs Madina Maisharu has been trying to find out what happened to the children and what authorities are doing to rescue them all. Reporter Madina Maishanu Filmed by Gift Ufuoma Edited by Kathy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAN_fSIFO-c) 2025-11-29T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Makoko: 'We're sleeping in an open space under the rain' - BBC Africa Demolitions in Makoko a waterfront community in Lagos have displaced thousands of residents with families saying they were given little warning and no clear relocation plan. The centenary-old community has an estimated population of [-----] to [------] but large parts of the settlement have been destroyed. Anger over the demolitions recently spilled onto the streets in Lagos city with witnesses reporting the use of tear gas. Residents allege that three people including a woman and two infants died though police say this has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BEuv8eajLy8) 2026-02-04T17:32Z 1.8M followers, 10.2K engagements "Inside Goma: Amid bullets and debris a city tries to survive - BBC Africa A team of BBC Africa journalists has gained exclusive access to Goma. The city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was seized a few days ago by M23 rebels widely believed to be backed and armed by Rwanda - a claim that the Rwandan government denies. Businesses are reopening but hospitals remain overwhelmed and the signs of the conflict are everywhere. 🎤 Reporter: Paul Njie 🎬 Producer: Robert Kiptoo 🎥 Filmed by: Hassan Lali Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cv3TBaINuW0) 2025-02-05T12:46Z 1.8M followers, 94.3K engagements "FGM: For the Love of Fatmata - BBC Africa Eye 📽 Watch "FGM: For the Love of Fatmata" the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/OLO8HHL0n5k #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DDQk8FlzTos) 2023-05-02T18:57Z 1.8M followers, 67.7K engagements "'The girls were getting married after grade four' - BBC Africa In Narok Kenya - where more than half of girls undergo female genital mutilations (FGM) - a former headteacher has spent nearly [--] years running rescue shelters for those fleeing the practice. Patrick Ngigi has sheltered [----] girls and offered them education and some technical skills through a vocational centre within the rescue centre. Reporter: Agnes Penda Filmed by Simon Mbai Edited by: Gloria Achieng Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DGGQN4J005c) 2026-02-06T13:02Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Ogoniland: [--] years on Thirty years on from the trial and execution of Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his colleagues known as the Ogoni [--] the Ogoni community is still bitterly split over who was to blame for the killings of four Ogoni chiefs that led to the trial in [----]. The families of the Ogoni [--] say the charges against the activists were an attempt to silence them over their stance on the environmental damage caused by oil giant Shell in the Niger Delta. As for the families of the four murdered chiefs they say they still do not have closure over their deaths." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E1RbabfSvUc) 2026-01-29T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Mother Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this first episode Zeinab Badawi travels across the continent examining the origins of humankind; how and why we evolved in Africa - Africa is the greatest exporter of all time: every human being originated in Africa. During her journey Zeinab is granted rare access to the actual bones of one of the most iconic discoveries in the field of palaeontology Lucy' in Ethiopia or as she is known in Amharic Dinkenesh which means you are marvellous. Zeinab also spends time in Tanzania with a tribe that is unique in the world because" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ETnIsBnNRr0) 2020-04-10T05:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.3M engagements "Will the cash bouquet ban affect your Valentine's - BBC Africa Its back to the drawing board for Valentines Day gift ideas in Kenya 💝 The Central Bank of Kenya is warning against the viral trend of gifting cash bouquets saying it compromises the integrity of banknotes. So what will you be gifting your loved ones this Valentines Day Reporter: Anita Nkonge Produced and edited by Brian Khisa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F9cmqe0cEGs) 2026-02-05T09:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Tanzania abductions: The families with no news and no hope - BBC Africa People who criticize the state are disappearing in Tanzania. Rights groups have raised concerns about activists and opposition members going missing. While others have not been found some have come back with tales of horrific torture. The BBC has spoken to people affected by this worrying trend. The government of Tanzania denies it has anything to do with the disappearances. As the country heads towards elections in October all eyes are on the East African nation and its treatment of those who disagree with the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6xImh1lEk) 2025-09-03T17:18Z 1.8M followers, 38.9K engagements "Why is there a diplomatic row between Somalia and the UAE - BBC Africa Somalia has cancelled all defence security and port agreements with the United Arab Emirates accusing the Gulf state of undermining its sovereignty by working directly with the self-governing regions of Somaliland Puntland and Jubaland. The BBCs Bushra Mohamed asks: What's behind the diplomatic stand-off Reporter: Bushra Mohamed Produced & Edited: Kathy Harcombe #bbcafrica #somalia #explainervideo Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J4ZRhX0PfOg) 2026-01-28T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 41.8K engagements "MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates how women known as "madams" have involved children in the sale of sex in Kenya. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In the transit town of Maai Mahiu in Kenyas Great Rift Valley undercover reporters expose two women exploiting children for sex - one claiming to have a girl as young as [--] years old. In Kenya laws are in place to protect minors under the age of [--] from such threats with strong penalties for offenders including imprisonment ranging from 10" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JHINoFq8GvE) 2025-08-03T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "My FGM reconstruction surgery journey - BBC Africa Almost [---] million girls and women around the world have undergone some form of female genital mutilation. Over half of them are in Africa. FGM is the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Shamsa Sharaawe or Shamsa Araweelo as she is known on TikTok underwent reconstructive surgery in Europe to repair the damage done to her as a child in Somalia. She spoke to us about her experience. #fgm #fgmsurgery #fgmstory Producer: Bushra Mohammed Cameraman and editor: Ameer Ahmed Executive producer:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JrNEeguawyQ) 2024-07-10T15:15Z 1.8M followers, 41K engagements "Ghana's dancing pallbearers: life after becoming THE meme of Covid-19 - BBC Africa In [----] this troupe of Ghanaian pallbearers went viral following BBC Africa's coverage of their flamboyant coffin-carrying dances garnering millions of views. Three years later and the group has experienced a second round of internet fame with social media users adopting the troupe as a dark-humoured symbol of death in the time of Covid-19. BBC Africa's Sulley Lansah met up with the leader of the troupe to get his reaction to his new-found fame and to see how he's coping during the pandemic. Edited by Faith" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K6zubJt-BzY) 2020-05-04T16:12Z 1.8M followers, 7.7M engagements "Boii: Mixing RnB and Afrobeats with a Sierra Leonean twist - BBC Africa At just [--] years old Sierra Leonean artist Boii is making waves in the country and beyond with her big smash hit single Credit Alert. She offers a blend of RnB and Afrobeats and you're likely to hear more from her soon. #thisisafrica #thisisafricaspotlight 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KdWr4Ev1KP0) 2025-08-03T11:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "DRC: Inside the mines sought by foreign armies and Trump - BBC Africa The BBC has gained rare access to a mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to speak to workers about conditions there. The mine contains 15% of the worlds coltan deposits - an ore essential in manufacturing many electronics including smartphones. Eastern DRC has been riven by conflict between the Congolese army and M23 rebels but a recent US-brokered peace deal struck between Rwanda and the DRC is bringing an end to the fighting. Donald Trump says the deal could also lead to American investment in Congolese mines." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L3Ns2bVoV5Q) 2025-07-11T15:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Are beauty products serving black women The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Across Africa the beauty and skincare market is booming. Scroll through social media and youll find no shortage of beauty tips and must-have products. Despite this fake cosmetics are common on the market while many global brands imported to the continent are not tailored towards black skin. So what impact does this have And are we starting to see change In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Zithobe Macheli a skincare influencer from South Africa and Jessica Molefe a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ML9gd-v4woc) 2026-01-31T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 10.3K engagements "Why The Gambia could be reversing its FGM ban The Gambian parliament will debate today a bill that seeks to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). If the legislators agree to consider it the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny. FGM was criminalised in The Gambia in [----] but some seek to overturn the ban claiming it violates religious freedom and cultural practices. The BBCs Esther Ogola explains. #BBCAfrica #FGM #TheGambia #FemaleGenitalMutilation FGM Female Genital Mutilation The Gambia Women's Rights Women's Issues FGM Female Genital Mutilation The Gambia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRggXfs5SRM) 2024-03-18T13:22Z 1.8M followers, 17.7K engagements "From Miss World Africa to Botswanas youngest minister - BBC Africa At just [--] Lesego Chombo made history as Botswanas youngest cabinet minister stepping into the role of Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs. But beyond the excitement of her rise from Miss World Africa to politics she faces the tough challenge of tackling gender-based violence and breaking stereotypes about young women in leadership. In this interview she shares how her journey to the Miss World stage prepared her for public service. Producers: Anna Okumu and Brian Khisa #LesegoChombo #MissWorldAfrica #pageantry #Botswana" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NiLpI5ROuGk) 2025-03-13T16:19Z 1.8M followers, 17.4K engagements "Ilhan Omar targeted at Minneapolis town hall - BBC Africa US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was targeted during a public meeting in Minneapolis after a man sprayed an unidentified liquid towards the stage. She was not injured and returned to the podium to continue speaking. Video producers: Fardawsa Hanshi & Abdinasir Ali Presenter: Abdinasir Ali 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PM3VSvzng3g) 2026-01-29T17:10Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Sudan: Where 'terror has become the common currency' - BBC Africa Recently events in Sudan have taken dramatic new turns. A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the countrys western Darfur region. And Army forces have recaptured the presidential palace in the country's capital Khartoum and are now aiming to reclaim more territory from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Here's a brief snapshot of how the civil war of over two years has got to the current stage. #Sudan #Darfur Subscribe:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PZ8qnT_2qaE) 2025-03-25T11:58Z 1.8M followers, 13.8K engagements "Who is Aaron Wan-Bissaka's football hero - BBC Africa DR Congo began their [----] Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow win over Benin in Group D in Rabat. Ahead of the Leopards first game Aaron Wan-Bissaka was put on the spot by BBC Sport Africas Isaiah Akinremi. Guess his African football hero 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RQ_3qMMOMS8) 2025-12-23T15:30Z 1.8M followers, 17.1K engagements "A street party to remember in Dakar #football #senegal #afcon2025 Thousands of people flooded the street of Senegals capital Dakar to welcome home their beloved Afcon champions" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SJuNRcZe5pg) 2026-01-20T17:24Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "'I'm the winner': Cameroon oppositionist Bakary challenges Biya's rule - BBC Africa Tensions are rising in Cameroon as the country awaits the results of the presidential polls. Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself the winner of the election. However the government has condemned his move as illegal urging citizens to remain patient as official results are tallied. Protests have been reported in several parts of the country as supporters on both sides remain on edge. Authorities in Cameroon are calling for calm while the nation waits for the final results. 🎤 Reporter: Paul" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T3zjd3wkYH0) 2025-10-24T16:27Z 1.8M followers, 107.1K engagements "Kenya Saba Saba protests: Let me be the last mother to cry - BBC Africa On Monday demonstrations were held in Kenya to mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba - meaning "seven-seven" - protests of [--] July [----] which launched Kenya's push for multi-party democracy were held. Mondays Saba Saba protests marked the deadliest protests yet leaving [--] people dead in a single day. Among them was 12-year-old Njoki who was killed by a stray bullet while watching TV inside her home in Ndumberi a few kilometres from the capital city Nairobi. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UIH4o4pu7q8) 2025-07-10T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Angola's Isabel Dos Santos on accusations and eyeing the presidency - BBC Africa Angolan tycoon Isabel dos Santos was once dubbed "Africa's richest woman". Now she claims that the embezzlement and corruption accusations against her from the government of her own country are down to "political persecution". In an exclusive interview with Africa Daily's Alan Kasuja the daughter of former President Jos Eduardo dos Santos calls herself a ''pioneer'' in entrepreneurship in Africa and adds that the presidency "is a possibility". #IsabeldosSantos #Angola Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WBssyXmojgU) 2024-12-18T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 227.1K engagements "DRC: Revisiting Goma six months after M23's takeover- BBC Africa Six months after M23 rebels seized the city of Goma in eastern DRC there are signs a sense of normality has returned. However the emotional scars still run deep for many women who survived sexual assault during the upsurge in fighting between the rebels and the Congolese army. The BBCs Paul Njie first reported from Goma in February and has since returned to visit the city to see what has changed. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b4NmVZh8Mew) 2025-07-23T16:40Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "'The police office involved in my abduction' - BBC Africa Eye #BBCAfricaEye investigates a wave of enforced disappearances spreading fear across Tanzania told through powerful testimonies from survivors of abduction and torture. 🎥 Watch the documentary 'State of Fear' here: https://youtu.be/9WkYK-SjJtE *** 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/ #Tanzania #Documentary #BBCNews" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c_t9c8fkjpg) 2026-02-07T10:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Madagascar protests: Were taking our humanity back - BBC Africa A Gen Z leader in Madagascar told the BBC he paused his UK scholarship to help organise protests that began over water and power shortages - and have now grown into calls for President Rajoelina to resign. #Madagascar #Protests 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news Madagascar protests Gen Z" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eegGVSsY11M) 2025-10-11T11:01Z 1.8M followers, 14.6K engagements "Fighting rages in Goma as M23 and army clash - BBC Focus On Africa Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma as rebels and the army exchange fire. Rebels from the Congolese M23 movement say they have entered the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma and taken control. Sitting on the border with Rwanda and the shores of Lake Kivu Goma is a vital trading and transport hub home to more than a million people and within reach of mining towns supplying metals and minerals in high demand such as gold tin and coltan. The rebels say they now control" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hYjzPIoN6_k) 2025-01-28T06:12Z 1.8M followers, 253.6K engagements "South Africa's FW De Klerk on apartheid Mandela and Ramaphosa - BBC Africa Two weeks ago in an interview with the national broadcaster SABC South Africa's former president FW De Klerk said he was "not fully agreeing" with the presenter who asked him to confirm that apartheid the legalised discrimination against non-white people was a crime against humanity. Since then Mr De Klerk has apologised for "quibbling" over whether or not apartheid was a "crime against humanity" but the row has revealed old wounds. BBC's Southern Africa Correspondent Nomsa Maseko speaks to the last white man to lead" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iEBCAApJQnU) 2020-02-19T11:55Z 1.8M followers, 295.4K engagements "Mali Burkina Faso and Niger leave Ecowas - BBC Africa Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas which at [--] years old is considered Africa's most important regional group. The split was sparked after the three departing countries refused Ecowas demands to restore diplomatic rule. #ecowas #malinews #burkinafasomilitary Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iEoLYujPnaw) 2025-01-30T05:52Z 1.8M followers, 102.6K engagements "'Dating is not easy as a child-free woman' - BBC Africa Around the world more people are deciding not to have children. Some are even opting for permanent birth control procedures like tubal ligation. Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna sits down with 29yearold Naisula Sironka who made that choice in [----]. Watch the full conversation on BBC Africas YouTube channel here 👉 https://youtu.be/rxuPYUy6OB0 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i_f-DL0_93U) 2026-02-11T17:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "'Germany needs to apologise for genocide' says Namibian president - BBC Africa Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Germany needs to apologise as she reflects on the Namibian genocide and the country's ongoing reconciliation efforts since [----]. However the debate over reparations remains unresolved. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kAoeZn_hU3I) 2025-04-03T10:28Z 1.8M followers, 47.8K engagements "Why Ghana pressed pause on Diaspora citizenship - BBC Africa Since [----] people who can prove African ancestry - particularly descendants of victims of the transatlantic slave trade - have been eligible to apply for Ghanas nationality. The process has now been suspended temporarily. The BBC's Jelilat Olawale explains why. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lKFl-U9oChU) 2026-02-05T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Tanzania ban on planned protest leaves streets deserted - BBC Africa Tanzanias police say the country remains calm with security agencies reinforcing safety measures. In a statement police spokesperson David Misime assured the public of their safety and the protection of their property saying the situation remained calm nationwide. He also urged citizens to dismiss old photos and video clips circulating on social media that falsely suggest protests are taking place. A planned peaceful protest was banned today for not meeting legal requirements. The BBC has not seen any protesters in Dar es" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pkAv1W-wbCA) 2025-12-09T17:28Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Some were swallowed in mine collapse #bbcafrica #news #africancountry #africa More than [---] people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo rebel authorities have said. The mine in the town of Rubaya gave way on Wednesday due to heavy rains Lumumba Kambere Muyisa spokesman for the North Kivu region's rebel governor told reporters. At the time the death toll remained unclear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qnytsGbLCiY) 2026-02-01T14:17Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "The cracks in Trumps DRC-Rwanda peace deal - BBC Africa Just days after US President Donlad Trump brokered a peace deal to end three decades of conflict between DR Congo and Rwanda fighting erupted again in eastern DRC as M23 rebels seized the key city of Uvira in South Kivu - though the group has now announced its withdrawal. M23 widely believed to be backed by Rwanda - an allegation Kigali denies - was not part of the peace process. As cracks in Trumps deal begin to show the BBCs Emery Makumeno asks whether the fissures were there from the start - and what it would take for the peace to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rsSc0s7RHMs) 2025-12-16T17:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Eat Bitter: Striving for a better life in the Central African Republic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In the Central African Republic one of Africas poorest countries local sand diver Thomas Boa and Chinese construction manager Jianmin Luan struggle to improve their fortunes. They eat bitter today in the hope of a better tomorrow but with no guarantees of what their futures may hold. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** Africa Eye brings you original investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the worlds most complex and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sY1buvsWwW8) 2024-06-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 361.9K engagements "Inside Niger: 'France is taking us for idiots' - BBC Africa In Niger after a two month stand-off between the junta and France the French ambassador has left the country and French troops are getting ready to pull out. Emmanuel Macron said hed taken the decision to leave the country because Niger was no longer interested in fighting terrorism. In late July Niger became the fourth former French colony in the Sahel to go through a coup in just three years. The political upheaval threatens to destabilise a region already struggling to contain groups linked to ISIS and Al Qaeda. Mayeni Jones" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ssjNkkpbH2w) 2023-09-27T15:03Z 1.8M followers, 128.4K engagements "My Father's Shadow: BAFTA nominated film shows 'Nollywood's evolution' - BBC Africa What happens when your personal history collides with a nations political turning point In his BAFTA nominated new film - My Fathers Shadow director Akinola Davies Jr explores masculinity family memory and trauma against the political backdrop of Nigerias [----] annulled presidential election. It follows two young brothers who explore Lagos with their estranged father amid the country's social unrest. The BBCs Yemisi Adegoke spoke to Davies Jr ahead of the films theatrical release. Reporter: Yemisi Adegoke Video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=surOIvJ26fw) 2026-02-06T16:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Tanzania Elections: 'Continuing to announce results is fuelling anger' BBC Africa Chadema Party's international Secretary Deogratias Munishi has told BBC's Waiha Mwaura continuing to announced the election results is fuelling anger among Tanzanians. He is also calling for the African Union to intervene in the matter. Tanzania's electoral commission has cleared [--] presidential candidates to stand this time the main opposition party Chadema is barred with its leader Tundu Lissu currently on trial for treason. In a separate interview with the BBC Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tY8rTSzDTOE) 2025-10-31T19:08Z 1.8M followers, 44K engagements "Islam in Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to several countries and looks at the early spread of Islam in Africa and how many Africans practise to this day a mystic Sufi form of the religion. She shows how not only Islam but Arab culture came to influence a large part of the continent particularly in the north. And she charts the rise of the powerful Islamic dynasties of North Africa that built magnificent monuments mosques and empires including a part of southern Europe and who helped determine the path of this part of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tcF-e6RhLzU) 2020-04-10T07:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.2M engagements "Sudan War: The story so far (Explained) - BBC Africa As the war in Sudan continues unabated and the humanitarian crisis escalates we look at how the war started and what has happened so far. #sudannews #sudanwar #sudanconflict 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news sudan war sudan war explained sudan war now sudan war today sudan war documentary rsf sudan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=thwp0gd0Q_A) 2024-10-02T15:09Z 1.8M followers, 121.2K engagements "Guinea: The moment of a deadly crush at a football stadium - BBC Africa A crush in a stadium during a football in Nzrkor 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uZnmURSePBE) 2024-12-02T18:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "STATE OF FEAR - coming soon #BBCAfricaEye A new #BBCAfricaEye investigation from Tanzania coming Monday. 📽 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for first access: bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Nothing stays hidden forever. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news bbc africa eye africa eye tanzania tanzania documentaries tanzania documentary bbc boniface mwangi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uyr9N-16HPE) 2026-01-30T12:29Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Do your skincare products match your skin - The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Scroll through social media and youll find no shortage of beauty tips and must-have products. Yet fake cosmetics are common on the market while many global brands imported to the continent are not tailored towards black skin. Click here to watch to the full episode of The Conversation 👉🏽 https://youtu.be/ML9gd-v4woc So what impact does this have Focus on Africa: The Conversation host @iamnkechinna spoke to @zithobemacheli from South Africa and @jessicamolefe_ from Botswana. They explain why more Africans are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vgssg6evsF0) 2026-02-07T09:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "A City Held Hostage: Johannesburg - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates Johannesburgs hijacked buildings before the citys G20 summit. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In November [----] Johannesburg will host a G20 summit for the leaders of the world's [--] largest economies. This will be the first time that a G20 meeting will be held on African soil. The worlds attention will be on Johannesburg but is the city ready Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie investigates the inner citys abandoned and derelict buildings where many people live" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y-F6cFevo_M) 2025-11-10T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 696.6K engagements "Mozambique's secret rainforest in the sky - BBC Africa Mabu the largest rainforest in southern Africa remained off-limits for years due to the civil war that plagued Mozambique. Scientists have found there dozens of species which don't exist anywhere else in the world. The BBC's environment correspondent followed them on a journey to the area. The specialists now hope that their many findings will lead to a rare happy ending story when it comes to preservation. 🎤 Jonah Fisher 🎥 Tony Jolliffe 🎞 Holly Stimson Executive Producer: Sarah Dias Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zwPdQiQSVoA) 2024-08-17T15:09Z 1.8M followers, 126.3K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social Influence
Social category influence countries 86.5% travel destinations 7.98% finance 7.36% technology brands 1.84% celebrities 1.23% social networks 1.23% cryptocurrencies 0.61% musicians 0.61%
Social topic influence kenya #589, nigeria #1479, history 10.43%, in the 10.43%, congo #279, south africa #1128, crime #1814, human #1636, the world 6.75%, to the 6.13%
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"Fally Ipupa: Bibi De La Renta (Acoustique) - BBC Africa Congolese megastar Fally Ipupa performs an acoustic performance of his new track Biba De La Renta from his latest album Formule [--]. #fallyipupa #congolesemusic #fallyipupaacoustique 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/ Fally Ipupa fally ipupa [----] fally ipupa bbc fally ipupa acoustique fally ipupa acoustic fally ipupa acoustic songs fally ipupa acoustic 2023"
YouTube Link 2023-11-12T08:34Z 1.8M followers, 98.2K engagements
"'When I arrived they were killing my fourth son' - BBC Africa 57-year-old Yameogo Aminata has told the BBC how armed insurgents overran her village in central Burkina Faso in [----] while she was away. The militants seized cattle and land and killed several residents including her four sons aged between [--] and [--]. More than [-----] people have been killed in Burkina Fasos insurgency which has spread to Mali and Niger with the UN describing the wider Sahel as the epicentre of global jihadist violence. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T15:33Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"My journey to open Africas borders The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa - BBC Africa Travelling within Africa on an African passport remains a challenge according to the African Development Bank Group. Their research shows that Africans can travel without a visa for only 28% of intra-African trips while 51% of Africans need a visa before crossing borders within the continent. In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga spoke with Ras Mubarak a former Ghanaian MP who is currently on a road trip across Africa to highlight the difficulties of the African visa"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T12:00Z 1.8M followers, 27.2K engagements
"Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - BBC Africa 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"
YouTube Link 2019-01-20T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 20.3M engagements
"Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Ep [--] - The Collapse - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Man of God Or predatory cult leader A ground-breaking investigation into the world famous televangelical preacher TB Joshua told by the people closest to him: his Disciples. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica TB Joshuas miracles have gained him global recognition and hundreds of foreigners visit his church in Lagos every week seeking healing. But when TB Joshuas church guesthouse collapses killing [---] people start to ask questions. This episode reveals the unheard story"
YouTube Link 2024-01-08T01:19Z 1.8M followers, 3.8M engagements
"South Sudan: How a rivalry sparked a political crisis - BBC Africa More than a decade after independence South Sudan is still struggling to secure lasting peace. President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar have signed deals broken them and returned to the negotiating table time and again. Now with tensions rising once again the choices the two leaders make could determine whether the country moves toward stability or slides back into crisis - an outcome that would affect not only their citizens but the wider region. Presenter: Yemisi Adegoke Senior Producer: Christine Otieno"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 41.2K engagements
"Kenya's Hidden Epidemic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya cases of gender-based violence exploded. But a combination of fear stigma and a lack of trust in the police mean the majority of cases are never reported. It has been described as Kenyas hidden epidemic. Africa Eye reporter Tom Odula investigates the deep-seated roots behind the violence discovers the trauma behind the shocking statistics and explores the police and government inaction that leaves survivors with little hope of justice. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2022-01-24T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"State of Fear: Inside Tanzanias Enforced Disappearances - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates a wave of enforced disappearances spreading fear across Tanzania. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica When Samia Suluhu became Tanzanias first female president in [----] after the sudden death in office of her predecessor there were hopes that her presidency would mark a break from authoritarian rule. She lifted a ban on opposition rallies allowed the media to operate more freely and called for greater political inclusivity. Expectations of"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 480.3K engagements
"Somalia's president on al-Shabab Trump and Somaliland - BBC Africa Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said he is a prime target of the Islamist group Al-Shabab (affiliated to Al-Qaeda). In an interview with the BBC's Paul Njie he said the militants had tried to assassinate him five times in the last two years most recently in March. He insists the group has been weakened. Analysts have however pointed to its recent territorial gains as evidence it remains a major threat. President Mohamud also dismissed fears of clashes between Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers in Somalia saying"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T14:36Z 1.8M followers, 106.5K engagements
"South Africa's cash-in-transit highway robberies - BBC Africa The tale of security men fighting violent crime from murders to car hijackings to cash-in-transit van robberies in South Africa. Violent crime is soaring in South Africa with murder rates at a 20-year high. One very dangerous job in the country is that of security guard of vans carrying money. Reporter: Daniel De Simone Producer: Ed Habershon Filmed: Christian Parkinson Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter:"
YouTube Link 2024-01-25T18:49Z 1.8M followers, 3.6M engagements
"Kingdom of Kush - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to the country of her birth and the very region of her forefathers and mothers: northern Sudan where she sheds light on this little-known aspect of ancient African history the great Kingdom of Kush. Its kings ruled for many hundreds of years and indeed in the eighth century BC they conquered and governed Egypt for the best part of [---] years. Furthermore Kush was an African superpower. Its influence extended to the modern day Middle East. Zeinab visits the best preserved of Sudans one"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T05:45Z 1.8M followers, 3.9M engagements
"Money Rituals: Africas Deadliest Taboo - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to investigate Sierra Leones secretive money ritual network - exposing criminals exploiting belief for profit and the communities living in fear. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Across parts of Africa a long-held belief endures that using human body parts in magic ritual practices can grant power wealth or protection. This belief fuels a hidden criminal trade that leaves fear and grief in its wake. The true scale of the practice remains difficult to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Behind Closed Doors: Sierra Leones Gender-Based Violence Epidemic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary 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 Leones civil war. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In [----] after reported cases of #GBV doubled Sierra Leones president declared a national state of emergency including the creation of police units dedicated to tackling the problem and life sentences for"
YouTube Link 2024-04-28T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 254.9K engagements
"Why Lumumba is the star of Afcon [----] - BBC Africa Who is 'Lumumba' Previous Afcons have become synonymous with memorable moments. Whether on or off the pitch they live on long after the tournament ends. This time around one man has secured his place in history as the icon of Afcon [----] in Morocco without uttering a single word. Njoroge Muigai explains what hes seen of the man who has become a meme. #afcon #afcon2025 #lumumba Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T11:56Z 1.8M followers, 77.4K engagements
"Gamblers Like Me: The Dark Side of Sports Betting - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Sports betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight Do the punters really understand the odds theyre up against And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game #BBCAfricaEye follows one young football fan on a journey across Uganda to find out what happens when global companies target some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on the continent. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Collins Muhinda has been betting on"
YouTube Link 2019-09-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Valentine is herewhere is your boyfriend - BBC Africa If that line sounds familiar youve probably heard the viral hit by Nigerias Kabusa Oriental Choir - a song which has become a Valentine season favourite across social media every year. We spoke to the group behind the trend about how it all started. 🎧 https://bbc.in/4tBMEMg listen to the full conversation on the Focus on Africa podcast. And if you know the song drop your favourite line in the comments. Presenter: Chiamaka Dike Reporter: Tamara Ebiwei Edited by: Nnjoroge Mugai Shot by: Ifiok Ettang Subscribe:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"FGM: For the Love of Fatmata - BBC Africa Eye Documentary This is the story of a country where the path to womanhood can bring pain trauma and even death. A country where children can be left motherless because of the ancient traditions of Bondo - a Sierra Leone secret society which cuts out female genitals as part of centuries old rite of passage ceremonies. FGM female genital mutilation is woven so deeply into the female fabric of Sierra Leone most women there have had their genitalia cut. No-one really knows how many have died as a result. BBC Africa Eye reporter Tyson Conteh believes his"
YouTube Link 2023-04-30T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 87.9K engagements
"Westgate shopping mall attack: What happened [--] years ago in Kenya BBC Africa Ten years ago members of the Somalia based Islamist group Al-Shabaab attacked a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The ordeal left [--] people dead. It lasted for a tense four days. A thunderous explosion signalled the end of the siege leaving the attackers dead in the rubble. Produced by Christine Otieno Edited by Anne Okumu Animations and graphics by George Wafula Additional editing by Jenna Abaakouk #Westgate #Westgateanniversary #kenyanews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-20T10:42Z 1.8M followers, 218.4K engagements
"Crime and Punishment in South Africa - BBC Africa Eye Documentary As South Africas 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 [-----] 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 300000"
YouTube Link 2024-05-12T23:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements
"What's behind Trump's 'garbage' remarks on Somalis- BBC Africa US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of reactions to his remarks describing members of the Somali-American communities as "garbage" and adding that they should go back to their country and fix it. Some of the criticism was aimed at Ilhan Omar the congresswoman who became first Somali-American representative in US Congress. Trump's jabs also come in the wake of a likely ICE operation to be held in Minnesota the US state that holds the biggest Somali community in the country and one of the largest Somali diasporas in the world."
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T16:25Z 1.8M followers, 50.6K engagements
"Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Ep [--] - Miracle Maker - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Man of God Or predatory cult leader A ground-breaking investigation into the world famous televangelical preacher TB Joshua told by the people closest to him: his Disciples. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Two young women in Britain watch a VHS tape that will change the course of their lives forever: a Nigerian preacher can apparently heal the sick cure cancer and AIDS. They decide to visit his church in Lagos to meet him. Joshua invites the teenagers to become his"
YouTube Link 2024-01-08T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 5.4M engagements
"North Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawis exploration of Africans rich history focuses on North Africa. She goes to Morocco to find out about the original inhabitants of the region in particular the Berbers or Amazigh as they prefer to be called. Zeinab visits Carthage in Tunisia and explains who the Carthaginians were and their place in Africas history. She also looks at the great Berber kings and how they managed to retain their influence when North Africa came under Roman rule. Zeinab visits some of the most extensive and least visited"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T06:30Z 1.8M followers, 780.5K engagements
"Dating apps from a womans perspective I The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Around [---] million people worldwide are using dating apps to find romantic connections. But the picture looks a little different in Africa. Research by Sagaci an Africa-focused market research and data analytics firm suggests that only about 28% of people on the continent have ever used a dating app with Cameroon and Kenya among the countries recording growing usage. Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to a Nigerian couple who met on a popular dating app and went from swiping to marriage."
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Malawi's Human Harvest - BBC Africa Eye Documentary On a riverbank in rural Malawi police find a headless corpse one of dozens of victims apparently killed for body parts used in ritual magic. Legendary Ghanaian journalist Anas Arameyaw Anas and local reporter Henry Mhango set out to investigate the deaths and to find out who profits from these brutal killings. But at secret meeting in a remote spot the investigation goes terrifyingly wrong. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** #BBCAfricaEye brings you original investigative journalism revealing"
YouTube Link 2018-08-13T11:48Z 1.8M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Dark Waters: Africa's deadliest migration route- BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC Africa Eye investigates what is fast becoming the worlds deadliest migration route: the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spains Canary Islands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Father-of-two Mouhamed has never been to sea but he is about to take what is fast becoming the deadliest migrant journey in the world: the Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spains Canary Islands. Facing days even weeks on the open ocean this year more than [-----] irregular migrants"
YouTube Link 2024-10-13T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1M engagements
"Why is Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta facing extradition from the US - BBC Africa Ghana has requested the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from the US over corruption charges. The 66-year-old was declared a fugitive this year after failing to attend interviews in relation to his case he stands accused of causing financial losses while he was in government. Interpol issued a red notice alerting law enforcement agencies to locate and detain Ofori-Atta soon after. He has denied any wrongdoing. Reporter: Daniel Dadzie Edited and Produced by Brian Khisa"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T09:01Z 1.8M followers, 29.7K engagements
"Musk raises controversy with gesture resembing Nazi salute - BBC Africa Elon Musk's appearance at a Donald Trump rally after the inauguration has generated online attention due to an one-armed gesture by the tech billionaire that several social media users said resembled the traditional Nazi salute. Musk made the gesture while thanking supporters for ''making it happen'' refering to Trump's victory. Then he placed his right hand over his heart and thrusted the same arm out into air straight ahead of him with his palm down. Musk has since responded posting on his social media site X: "Frankly"
YouTube Link 2025-01-21T11:10Z 1.8M followers, 718.9K engagements
"These women are rebuilding Somalia's capital from the ground up - BBC Africa Two young Somali women Fathi Mohamed Abdi and Saadia Ahmed Omar are redefining what it means to be a female engineer in a city that is rising from the ashes of its violent past. Both were born during the civil war and grew up witnessing their country fragmenting and in ruins. While many Somalis chose to leave the country they stayed driven by a passion to rebuild. BBC's Fardowsa Hanshi has just returned from Somalia where she met them. 🎤 Fardowsa Hanshi 🎥 Anthony Irungu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica"
YouTube Link 2025-06-15T09:54Z 1.8M followers, 35.9K engagements
"Sona Jobarteh - Jarabi Sona Jobarteh hails from a long West African tradition of Griots and kora players; her grandfather was the master Griot Amadu Bansang Jobarteh. Creating her own history she has broken from the male-dominated kora tradition to become the family's first female virtuoso of the instrument. Here Sona Jobarteh performs the traditional Malian song Jarabi accompanied by Femi Temowo on guitar and percussionist Robert Fordjour. Kora Sona Jobarteh Network Africa BBC femi temowo African music calabash Mali Jarabi BBC Africa africa beats Kora Sona Jobarteh Network Africa BBC femi"
YouTube Link 2011-02-28T13:02Z 1.8M followers, 8.3M engagements
"Seychelles Heroin and Me - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The Seychelles is known as a tropical paradise with a multi-million dollar tourist industry. But beyond the 5-star hotels and azure beaches is a country in turmoil. Based on population Seychelles has the biggest heroin problem in the world with around 10% of Seychellois dependent on the drug. Joseph Fady Banane whos lived on the islands all his life was one of them. Now free of heroin Fady investigates the secret epidemic that lies behind the luxury. Meeting drug users dealers police and the communities caught in the middle Fady confronts"
YouTube Link 2023-03-06T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 935.7K engagements
"What is happening in Tanzania As Tanzania conducts its election it is also facing anti-government unrest. With strict accreditation requirements making it challenging for international journalists to operate freely Victor Kenani explains what we know so far from the border town of Namanga. Tanzania Tanzania protests Tanzania Tanzania protests"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T23:38Z 1.8M followers, 57K engagements
"Sex for Grades: undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Universities in Nigeria and Ghana have been plagued by stories of sexual harassment by lecturers and professors for decades. Allegations include a wide array of abuses from blackmailing students for sex in exchange for marks and admission to lewd comments and grooming. After gathering dozens of testimonies BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of Ghana to capture footage of the sexual harassment. Reporter Kiki"
YouTube Link 2019-10-07T17:48Z 1.8M followers, 12.4M engagements
"Rehab Nightmare: Drugs Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEyes investigation goes undercover in the #Somali neighbourhood of Nairobi Kenya to expose a form of religious healing gone badly wrong. Islamic rehab centres offer treatment to people suffering from addiction or mental health problems. But Somali reporter Jamal Osman discovers that behind the closed doors of one rehab clinic patients are routinely abused beaten and forced to drink a toxic liquid called harmala. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** UPDATE: What happened"
YouTube Link 2018-07-29T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 660.6K engagements
"Nviiri The Storyteller: "My switch to a dumb phone" The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa podcast How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone Smartphones are essential - but concerns about overuse are growing. Research has linked smartphone addiction to depression anxiety and loneliness. Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to 27-year-old Dion Rapakgadi from Johannesburg about his past struggles with phone addiction and to Kenyan musician @NviiriTheStoryteller the Storyteller who recently swapped his smartphone for a basic dumb phone. 00:00-00:53 Coming up 00:54-01:31 What's your"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T15:44Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Why are more women giving birth in their forties The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Now around the world more women are choosing to delay motherhood. In countries like Italy Spain and South Korea the average age of first-time mothers has risen to [--]. While many African countries still have some of the youngest ages of first-time mothers globally - a shift is also happening in certain parts of continent. So whats behind this change Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke with Vanessa Tloubatla from South Africa who became a mother at [--] and Barbara Mugeni from Uganda who"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 56.6K engagements
"Muslims killed over rejection of extremist ideology in Nigeria Authorities in Nigerias Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology not criminal banditry blaming Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said [--] Muslims were among those killed. A warning that this video contains distressing images. #nigerianews #nigeria #kwarastate"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T20:35Z 1.8M followers, 11.8K engagements
"Sudan: 'We're trying to free our country the football way' - BBC Africa Sudans footballers achieved something remarkable even before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) currently taking place in Morocco. Simply qualifying for the tournament was a victory in itself given the ongoing civil war at home. For many Sudanese football has become more than a game - each match is a chance to lift spirits to unite and to remind the world that Sudan is still fighting this time on the pitch. Produced by @cjkaroney @amensisa_ifa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T17:00Z 1.8M followers, 21.6K engagements
"Africa's Gift to the World: Mulatu Astatke in His Own Words Mulatu Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-jazz and for changing the face of Ethiopian music during the so-called Swinging Addis years of the 1960s and 70s. Now at the age of [--] he played in London as part of a farewell show celebrating his remarkable career. Produced and edited by Marta Pausilli Filmed by Marta Pausilli Jenna Abaakouk and Maher Nakhla Senior Producer: Bruno Ferreira Garcez #bbcafrica #africamusic #mulatuastatke Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T12:01Z 1.8M followers, 28.4K engagements
"Will it be amala or pounded yam for Nigeria's Osimhen - BBC Africa Nigeria is looking to seal early qualification for the round of [--] when they face Tunisia in their next Group C fixture in Fes on Saturday. BBC Sport Africas Isaiah Akinremi caught up with Super Eagles' Victor Osimhen for a rapid-fire round From his favourite dish to his favourite city how many questions can the striker smash Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-25T09:00Z 1.8M followers, 11.8K engagements
"'After eight miscarriages I chose surrogacy' The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Well-known influencer and entrepreneur Nancy Umeh has spent the past year sharing her experience of welcoming her third child through surrogacy. While the practice remains legally unrecognised in many African countries - and is often surrounded by stigma - Nancy has spoken openly about her journey on social media. In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga spoke with Nancy Umeh about why she chose surrogacy and how the journey has been for her. We also heard from family lawyer"
YouTube Link 2025-12-30T15:23Z 1.8M followers, 83.6K engagements
"Zambians bid farewell to President Sata So the sharp tongue of the man affectionately called 'king Cobra' in Zambia will be heard no more. Michael Sata Zambia's President for the past [--] years was laid to rest earlier today after being given a state funeral in Heroes Stadium. The leader who came in on a populist vote in [----] died in a London Hospital a fortnight ago after suffering from a long undisclosed illness. Today he was heralded at home as thousands came to bid him farewell. BBC Africa Zambia (Country) Michael Sata (Politician) BBC Africa Zambia (Country) Michael Sata (Politician)"
YouTube Link 2014-11-11T18:28Z 1.8M followers, 566.1K engagements
"I became a founder - then burnt out" The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Despite a start-up boom happening in Africa a recent study showed that many of Africas start-up founders say their jobs have negatively impacted their mental well-being. 60% of founders reported experiencing anxiety 58% high stress 52% exhaustion and 20% depression. Key stressors include fundraising inflation and economic instability. Focus on Africa host Nkechi Ogbonna had a discussion with Jihan Abass founder of Lami Insurance Technology - a Kenya-based fintech - and Mawano Kambeu founder of Zambia-based digital"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T09:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Goma: Border crossed by mercenaries and civilians - BBC Africa Civilians and Romanian mercenaries cross border into Rwanda as M23 tighten their grip on Goma. Rwanda's military said the mercenaries were being transported to Rwanda's capital Kigali after they had "surrendered to M23." #africashorts #Rwanda #DRC 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news goma"
YouTube Link 2025-01-30T11:46Z 1.8M followers, 91K engagements
"What does it take to succeed as a content creator The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Think back to when you were younger what did you want to do when you grew up A recent study in Kenya found that many young people would choose to be a TikToker or a YouTuber over a more conventional career like a doctor or a lawyer. Nowadays content creators have become as influential as athletes and artists but while Africas content creator ecosystem is growing rapidly more than half of the continents creators earn less than $70 a month. Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga sat down with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T15:01Z 1.8M followers, 14.8K engagements
"Kenya terror attack: What happened during the Nairobi hotel siege On [--] January [--] people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The Riverside attack lasted [--] 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"
YouTube Link 2019-02-12T18:30Z 1.8M followers, 278.4K engagements
"Hunting down gangsters with Kenyas Ahmed Rashid - BBC Africa Eye documentary In [----] mobile footage of a plain-clothed policeman gunning down two apparently unarmed men went viral in Kenya. But who is this cop and what prompted the shooting #BBCAfricaEye joins controversial officer Ahmed Rashid as he seeks to rid the streets of gangsters and criminals. For the first time cameras are allowed to follow his team in action in the Somali neighbourhood of Eastleigh Nairobi. We hear from those who praise his unit and those who condemn them for what they say are a spate of extra-judicial killings."
YouTube Link 2018-09-09T23:15Z 1.8M followers, 7.2M engagements
"'Tying my tubes to stay child-free' The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa The UNFPA has warned that human fertility rates are facing an unprecedented decline' across the globe. In a recent report it said that many people are having fewer children than they want or none at all because of factors like the cost of living and difficulties finding a suitable partner. At the same time some people are actively choosing a child-free life and more women are now opting for sterilisation procedures like tubal ligation. Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to 29-year-old Nelly Naisula Sironka"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T15:01Z 1.8M followers, 12K engagements
"'I'm not retiring I am evolving': Eliud Kipchoge starts world marathon tour - BBC Africa Legendary marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge says global athletics bodies and other sports federations are failing to do enough to protect athletes and nurture talent. The Kenyan star - who has won almost everything there is to win including two Olympic gold medals a world title and [--] major marathons in a career spanning more than two decades - believes the current system creates a dangerous divide where a small elite earns disproportionately while the majority struggle to survive often without education"
YouTube Link 2025-12-25T18:01Z 1.8M followers, 25.4K engagements
"We are really siblings - Joyful reunions as Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens - BBC Africa Friends and family hugged for the first time in five years as the border between Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia opened at last. It had been closed since the outbreak of war in Tigray in the north of the country back in [----]. It was organised by local community leaders and activists without the explicit approval of the authorities. But those behind it indicated that they had the blessing from officials in Tigray and Eritrea. The BBCs Girmay Gebru travelled to the border to speak to people there."
YouTube Link 2025-07-06T09:01Z 1.8M followers, 19.4K engagements
"Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's sister-in-law speaks of family's pain after nephew's death - BBC Africa The family of the internationally acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her young son Nkanu Nnamdi died earlier this month at a private hospital in Nigeria's main city Lagos following a short illness. Speaking to Newsday's Anne Soy Nkanu's aunt Dr Anthea Nwandu has described the family's pain at their loss and says they are calling for change in Nigeria's healthcare systems. The hospital extended its "deepest sympathies" but in a statement denied any wrongdoing stating its treatment met"
YouTube Link 2026-01-25T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 38.3K engagements
"Sweet Sweet Codeine: Nigeria's cough syrup crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In Nigeria thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup a medicine thats become a street drug. The Nigerian senate estimates that [--] million bottles of codeine syrup are drunk every day in just two states Kano and Jigawa. But who makes this syrup And who sells it to Nigerias students #BBCAfricaEye went undercover to investigate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations: https://youtu.be/u6MPV9zBXYg"
YouTube Link 2018-05-01T16:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.1M engagements
"Inside Cape Towns Gang Wars: Life Death and Survival in the Cape Flats - BBC Africa Eye Docs #BBCAfricaEye investigates the violent realities of Cape Town gangs. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In just three months last year police reported [---] gang murders on South Africas Western Cape [--] were children who died through gunshot wounds or stabbings. Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in Africa but also one of the most unequal and divided. The city has become the country's gang capital with violence centred around townships known as Cape Flats."
YouTube Link 2025-06-22T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 700.6K engagements
"Meet the Night Runners - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The people of rural Kenya have spoken of the night runners for generations. Theyre said to be villagers possessed by a demonic spirit which compels them to scare and terrorise their neighbours at night. But no one really knows who the night runners are or what motivates them. For #BBCAfricaEye reporter Tom Odula investigates the enigma of the night runners shining fresh light on the reality behind the myths and revealing exclusive footage of night runners in action. Please be aware that there are disturbing images in this piece. Click here"
YouTube Link 2019-05-07T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.8M engagements
"Stranded: Exposing the UKs immigration scammers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to track down rogue 'relocation agents' who squeeze thousands of pounds from aspiring migrants with the false promise of jobs in the UK. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Exploiting the desire of millions of Africans to migrate to Europe these agents fuel a thriving underground trade in UK work papers. Reporter Olaronke Alo sets out to discover what happens when the promised jobs do not materialise - and exposes pitfalls of the UK immigration"
YouTube Link 2025-03-30T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Sex Workers: Lives in the Shadows - BBC Africa Eye Documentary For many years filmmaker Tyson Conteh has followed the lives of sex workers in his hometown of Makeni in Sierra Leone. In the hope of raising awareness of their collective situation he was given unprecedented access to a world of danger drug addiction and even death. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Activists estimate that there are more than [-----] women engaged in sex work in Sierra Leone - a situation fuelled by high unemployment a crippling cost-of-living crisis and the lingering"
YouTube Link 2024-09-15T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 3M engagements
"Silicon Valley's Online Slave Market - BBC News Arabic BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC News Arabics undercover investigation exposes the people in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery including a woman offering a child for sale. At the centre of this powerful investigative film is Fatou a [--] year old in Kuwait City who has been there for nine months. We follow her rescue and journey back home to Guinea West Africa and ask: whats being done to control the apps promoted on Google Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2019-11-04T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 5M engagements
"Libya's 'Game of Drones' - BBC Africa Eye BBC Arabic Documentary The UAE has denied intervention in Libyas civil war. But the BBC has uncovered new evidence that a laser-guided missile fired from a UAE drone killed [--] unarmed cadets in January [----] that the UAE is still deploying drones and other military aircraft in support of its Libyan allies and that Egypt is facilitating this intervention. Investigation by #BBCAfricaEye and @bbcnewsarabic. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these open source investigations from Africa"
YouTube Link 2020-08-27T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 120.8K engagements
"Daliwonga & The Choir 'Bambulele Sipho' (Acappella) - BBC Africa Enjoy [--] mins & [--] seconds of Daliwonga and his incredible choir singing Bambulele Sipho. 😍🎶❤ This performance is taken from our new documentary This Is Amapiano (Director's Cut) which you can watch on our YouTube channel. #daliwonga #amapiano #amapiano2022 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/ Africa bbc africa africa news daliwonga songs"
YouTube Link 2022-08-21T16:03Z 1.8M followers, 5.5M engagements
"The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary A year long investigation by #BBCAfricaEye has uncovered damning evidence of a thriving underground network in Kenya that snatches babies from their mothers and sells them for a profit. The secretive and highly lucrative trade preys on the countrys most vulnerable stealing children from the streets and even the maternity ward of a major government hospital. Njeri Mwangi reports from Nairobi. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** UPDATE: Three years since the broadcast of the [----] investigation The Baby"
YouTube Link 2020-11-16T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 3.6M engagements
"What I eat in a day: marathon runner edition - BBC Africa The marathon is almost synonymous with the Olympics and has been part of the modern Games since their beginnings in [----]. Running [----] kilometres at speed is one of the ultimate endurance events requiring athletes to burn up huge amounts of energy. But how much exactly And in an era of advanced sports science and nutrition what are the foods that fuel the champions Let's find out from two of the best the current marathon record holders for men and women Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei who both hail from Kenya. We've been to meet them"
YouTube Link 2021-07-16T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 170.1K engagements
"Return to the city ruled by Haitian gangs - BBC Africa Haiti a poor Caribbean country which usually appears on the international radar when it experiences a natural disaster. But the chaos unfolding there at the moment is of the man-made variety as gangs have taken control of most of the capital Port au Prince. The police are outnumbered and outgunned and government authority has all but collapsed. Cuts to US aid are compounding the Haiti crisis leaving people trapped in a daily struggle for survival. Contains scenes that some may find distressing. Reporter: Nawal al-Maghafi Producer: Jasmin"
YouTube Link 2025-07-25T06:11Z 1.8M followers, 152.7K engagements
"Faith Under Fire - BBC Africa Eye Documentary (TW: Description of graphic violence) For hundreds of millions of Africans Christianity is the cornerstone of their existence. But an explosion of rogue pastors exploiting the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power has led to a fight for the soul of Christianity in Africa. Africa Eye reporter Peter Macjob travels to Uganda to meet the new religious movements rejecting Christian conventions the traditional pastors working hard to maintain their flocks the families who have suffered tragic losses at the hands of rogue pastors and"
YouTube Link 2022-04-03T23:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Sierra Leone: An attempted coup BBC Africa Armed men attacked a military barracks and a prison in Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone on November 26th. Several current and former military officials were involved raising the possibility that it was an attempted military coup. The countrys information minister called the attack co-ordinated and planned and there have been several military coups across western and central Africa in recent years including in neighbouring Guinea. But was it a coup BBC Africas Mayeni Jones reports on exactly what happened in the Sierra Leonean capital. Reported by"
YouTube Link 2023-11-28T11:45Z 1.8M followers, 176.9K engagements
"What Happened at Hiroshima [--] years ago - BBC Africa Its [--] years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to the end of World War Two. The BBC met some of the last Hibakusha survivors of the two atomic bombs who were children when the events took place and have suffered from devastating long term mental and physical effects. With the current threat of nuclear war looming this documentary examines what we can learn now from the generation who survived near annhilation. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-04T12:11Z 1.8M followers, 353.8K engagements
"Southern Kingdoms - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique and Zambia to find out about the powerful kingdoms of southern Africa and their rulers from 10th to 19th century like the Mutapa kingdom that stretched across portions of eight modern-day southern African countries. We hear about one military ruler who repeatedly saw off Portuguese invaders and we admire the incredible ruins of Great Zimbabwe the largest stone settlement in Africa south of the Sahara. Foreign visitors could not believe that this"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T16:18Z 1.8M followers, 708.8K engagements
"Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria As the BBC's Connected Africa Day focuses on Africa's new broadband connectivity Network Africa sessions step in to provide you with the opportunity to really test the new technology by watching the great Zimbabwean singer and guitarist Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi performing two tracks live in our Bush House studios. This classic track Neria is about the strength of women and how they should take their place and not feel inferior to men. Oliver Mtukudzi Tuku Neria Zimbabwe musician music guitar Oliver Mtukudzi Tuku Neria Zimbabwe musician music guitar"
YouTube Link 2009-09-17T11:46Z 1.8M followers, 12.2M engagements
"Ancestors Spirits and God - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi examines religion in Africa. First the enduring presence of Africas indigenous religions to which millions of people on the continent still adhere. She travels to Zimbabwe to find out more about a remote community that follows traditional African religion. In Senegal she meets a Muslim man who like so many others in the continent blends Islamic beliefs with his ancestral ones and enjoys talking to trees She also charts the impact of Judaism and early Christianity in Africa and how Africans"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T06:45Z 1.8M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Racism for Sale - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In February [----] a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed by a voice off-camera to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words with smiles and enthusiasm but they dont understand that what theyre being told to say is I am a black monster and my IQ is low. The clip ignited outrage in China and beyond. But no-one ever answered the crucial questions: Why was this filmed Where was it shot Who made it These questions send #BBCAfricaEye and #BBCEyeInvestigations reporters Runako"
YouTube Link 2022-06-12T23:49Z 1.8M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Gift of the Nile - History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] Zeinab Badawis quest to uncover the history of Africa takes her to Egypt where she explores the most famous civilisation on the continent that of the ancient Egyptians. Zeinab takes you beyond the usual coverage of the pharaohs mummies and pyramids and examines the controversial question of who the ancient Egyptians actually were. What was their ethnicity What made such a great civilisation possible and how did the ancient Egyptians order their society And she is also allowed to capture on film the mummy and treasures of the"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T05:30Z 1.8M followers, 646.9K engagements
"Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend #DubaiPortaPotty.but nothing is as it seems. #BBCAfricaEye investigates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica This BBC Eye investigation reveals that behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality and hears from Ugandan women who say they were lured to the UAE - often under false promises of work - only to find themselves forced into prostitution indebted to a man"
YouTube Link 2025-09-14T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Somalia Sexism and Me - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Whats it like to be a working woman in Somalia in [----] trying to do a job in a culture where women traditionally take second place to men in many aspects of life For many women in the labour force its a daily fight against prejudice. Discrimination against women in Somalia is a sensitive subject - after all this is a highly developed culture which has evolved over many centuries. But #BBCAfricaEye asks is it now time to start thinking differently Can things change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You"
YouTube Link 2022-02-21T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 780.4K engagements
"Lady P and the Sex Work Sisterhood - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Africa Eye investigates an unsolved murder of a sex worker in Sierra Leone and uncovers a world where women who sell sex are often abused attacked trafficked and even killed. In the city of Makeni a group of sex workers led by a woman called Lady P are on a mission to fight for justice and to improve their rights. Although sex work is not illegal in the country these women are seen as immoral outcasts and receive little support from the government or society. And as Tyson Conteh reports their survival has been made even more"
YouTube Link 2021-02-08T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 2.7M engagements
"The $10 Billion Energy Scandal - BBC Africa Eye & Panorama Documentary BP agreed to pay around $10bn (8bn) to a businessman involved in a suspicious energy deal. The energy giant bought Frank Timis' stake in a gas field off the coast of Senegal for $250 million in [----]. But documents obtained by BBC Panorama and Africa Eye reveal that BP was also projected to pay his company between $9bn and $12bn in royalties. Both BP and Mr Timis deny any wrongdoing. Read the full statement from Mr Timis here: https://bbc.in/2NOQP4j Update [--] July 2019: BP did not dispute the $10 billion figure prior to"
YouTube Link 2019-06-02T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 346K engagements
"What does Joseph Kabila's return mean for the DRC - BBC Africa Former President of the DRC Joseph Kabila has announced his return to the country. While no exact date was given sources close to Kabila suggest he could arrive in the coming days through the eastern region which he describes as being in critical danger. Given his contentious political history what could his return mean for the country Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-11T18:56Z 1.8M followers, 26.8K engagements
"Black Axe: Nigerias Mafia Cult - BBC Africa Eye Documentary The Black Axe are one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in the world. The highly secretive mafia referred to as a cult in Nigeria have been accused of countless murders and are estimated to earn millions of dollars through internet fraud. But who is behind them Are politicians involved BBC Africa Eye has been investigating. Reporter Peter Macjob is on a journey to meet the Axemen face to face. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa"
YouTube Link 2021-12-13T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Kongo and the Scramble for Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to Angola DRC and Congo in central Africa to bring the history of the great Kongo Empire. She hears about the critical role played by women in African history such as Queen Nzinga who battled the Portuguese for a quarter of a century in the 1600s and a few decades later Kimpa Vita who was burned alive after her failed resistance. Why were Africans unable to resist the tide of European control One woman of nearly [---] relates her memory of Belgian rule in the Congo during"
YouTube Link 2020-10-18T04:45Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Kamwe Kamwe: Inside Burundis Killing Machine - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Former Burundian intelligence agents say that the countrys 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 [----]. A red liquid which looked like blood was seen pouring from its gutter. We ask: has Burundis repression of opponents now gone underground The government has always denied any human rights violations and declined to comment for"
YouTube Link 2018-12-04T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"Cameroon: Anatomy of a Killing - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In July [----] a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. It shows two women and two young children being led away at gunpoint by a group of Cameroonian soldiers. The captives are blindfolded forced to the ground and shot [--] times. The government of Cameroon initially dismissed the video as fake news. But #BBCAfricaEye through forensic analysis of the footage can prove exactly where this happened when it happened and who is responsible for the killings. Warning: this video contains disturbing content. Click here to"
YouTube Link 2018-09-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 4.8M engagements
"Tunisia's Ben Ali: The Dictator's Last Calls - BBC Africa In exclusive never heard before recordings believed to be of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali BBC News Arabic reveals the anxious telephone calls that helped seal the fate of his 23-year dictatorship and spark a wave of revolutions across the Middle East. The recordings which are strongly disputed by some appear to show that as protests rocked his feared police state the president's closest aides urged him to stay away from the country. 'The Dictator's Last Calls' uses animation to recreate the last hours of President"
YouTube Link 2022-01-14T14:36Z 1.8M followers, 753K engagements
"Why are M23 fighting in DR Congo Fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with the M23 rebel group seizing Gomaone of the region's largest citiesand threatening further advances. But what does M23 want in the DRC 📹 by Marco Oriunto and Catherine Heathwood #drc #m23 #Rwanda 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc africa"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T10:27Z 1.8M followers, 72.5K engagements
"Slavery and Suffering - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] Much is known about enslaved Africans once they arrived in the Americas and Europe but in this episode Zeinab Badawi looks at the impact on Africa itself of one of the most evil chapters in human history: the trans Atlantic slave trade. She travels to several countries to see how where and why this trade began in Cabo Verde in [----]. She meets a man on the Senegalese island of Goree who for [--] years has been relating the story of slavery to thousands of visitors. And leading academics tackle the controversial subject of"
YouTube Link 2020-10-18T04:00Z 1.8M followers, 3.2M engagements
"Non aligned movement: where countries take no sides - BBC Africa Heads of state and government from across the globe gathered this week in Ugandas capital Kampala for the 19th summit of a group of countries created at the height of the Cold War but which remains active till this day. The Non-Aligned Movement has over [---] member states representing over half the worlds population. But just how relevant today is this group of nations formed over [--] years ago Presented by: Esther Kahumbi 🎥 Filmed and edited by: Nadeeem Shad Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2024-01-19T20:33Z 1.8M followers, 43.2K engagements
"Trapped in Oman - BBC Africa Eye Documentary BBC Africa Eye investigates the plight of Malawian women lured to Oman with offers of domestic work only to be trapped in a cycle of exploitation with little hope of escape. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Through WhatsApp voice notes videos and texts this documentary reveals their abusive ordeals and exposes the tactics of agents that traffic and then abandon them. The investigation also examines the poverty and desperation that leads young people to seek opportunities in the Middle East and the weak"
YouTube Link 2024-03-18T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"President Duma Boko on his plans to revive Botswana's diamond industry - BBC Africa Botswanas diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain with the countrys main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year which it blamed on dwindling global demand. And in another blow to the industry in recent months the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana. President Duma Boko has revealed to BBCs Waihiga Mwaura that Botswana is close to securing a 0% tariff deal with the US giving the country a potential economic lifeline. Reporter: Waihiga Mwaura Filmed by Kasra"
YouTube Link 2025-10-03T17:00Z 1.8M followers, 39.2K engagements
"'The trauma constantly kept coming back': My FGM story BBC Africa #TalkItOut Leyla underwent FGM at just seven years old. Till this day the trauma caused by her experience still haunts her even in her adult life. 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/ BBC Africa Female Genital mutilation Womens rights FGM Human rights Agnes Pareyio United Nations BBC Africa Female Genital mutilation Womens rights FGM Human rights"
YouTube Link 2018-11-25T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 611.7K engagements
"Liked Lured Livestreamed: The Dark World of Digital Brothels - BBC Africa Eye Documentary On TikTok live streams girls as young as [--] are being exploited into selling sexual content. #BBCAfricaEye investigates to find out who is profiting. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With its many dancing challenges and comedy sketches its no surprise TikTok is popular with young Kenyans. The app is also a way for them to make money through its gifting service. But theres a darker side where young women including teenage girls as young as [--] are selling sexual"
YouTube Link 2025-03-03T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 407.2K engagements
"Blood in the Earth: Life and Death in Congo's Coltan Mines - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a miner digs for his dreams hoping the grey gold of coltan used in much of todays electronics can bring his family back together. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In a village nestled in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo everyone is looking for an answer to their problems. A teacher hopes to find it in educating his pupils for a better life a policeman hopes to find it in establishing order and a miner"
YouTube Link 2025-10-27T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 558.3K engagements
"Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained - BBC Africa It is exactly [--] years since the leader of Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram Mohammed Yusuf was killed in police custody. His death sparked a campaign of terror in Nigeria that has left more than [-----] people dead and displaced more than two million people. The BBC's Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones examines the roots of the militant group its rise to global infamy and whether it will remain a force in the region in the next decade. Graphics animation and editing: Manuella Bonomi Producers: Naomi Scherbell-Ball and Hugo"
YouTube Link 2019-07-30T11:21Z 1.8M followers, 821.3K engagements
"Zama zamas: The dangerous life inside an illegal gold mine - BBC Africa Video filmed by South African miners involved in a months-long standoff with police shows dire conditions as new rescue operations continue underground where hundreds have been living for months following a stand off with the government and police operations targeting illicit mining started last year across the country. More than [---] of the illegal miners known locally as "zama zamas" have reportedly died since the crack down began. But following a recent court order the government has begun a long-awaited rescue"
YouTube Link 2025-01-14T14:56Z 1.8M followers, 19.3K engagements
"Kito: Blackmailing LGBT people in Nigeria - BBC Africa Eye Documentary When Nigeria passed some of the toughest anti-homosexuality laws in Africa the internet became a place for the LGBT community to connect with others more safely until criminal gangs went digital too. #BBCAfricaEye investigates how members of the LGBT community in Nigeria are targeted by criminal gangs who pose as potential dates on popular apps only to extort beat and even kidnap them. This crime is so prevalent it even has a name: Kito. Africa Eye speaks to dozens of victims who have been kitoed and meets the activists"
YouTube Link 2023-05-14T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 120.6K engagements
"Slavery and Salvation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi visits Ghana and sees how momentum in the trans Atlantic slave trade led to competition for enslaved Africans between European nations who built numerous slave forts along West Africas Atlantic coast. She hears about the inhumane conditions in which slaves awaiting shipment were kept and how women were selected and subjected to rape by their captors. Also what do African academics believe were the main reasons behind abolition and why did many Africans return to the continent such as to"
YouTube Link 2020-10-18T04:15Z 1.8M followers, 898.7K engagements
"Inside Nigeria's Kidnap Crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Nigeria is in the grip of a kidnapping epidemic. Thousands of Nigerians have fallen victim and millions of dollars in ransoms have been paid. But the Intelligence Response Team led by Abba Kyari - nicknamed Nigerias Super Cop - are taking the fight to the kidnappers. Is the unit the solution to the Nigerias kidnap crisis BBC Africas Kunle Falayi has been given exclusive access to the unit. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations:"
YouTube Link 2019-07-01T16:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.7M engagements
"'This Is Amapiano' (Documentary) : DIRECTOR'S CUT BBC Africa From the streets of South Africa to dance floors around the world Amapiano is one of the fastest growing new music genres. A new documentary This is Amapiano' tells the story of the genre to date including the crucial role that viral dance challenges on Tik Tok have played in its global spread. #Amapiano generated over one billion views (16bn) on Tik Tok in [----] with global streams on Spotifys AmaPiano spotlight playlist increasing by 116%. Kutloano Nhlapo AKA DJ Da Kruk is a South African DJ Producer & Presenter who has been"
YouTube Link 2022-08-20T15:06Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Kenyas Killer Roads - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Africa Eye exposes dodgy driving licences and dangerous vehicles on Kenyas killer roads. Have the network of roads which criss-cross Kenya become death traps Between [----] and [----] Kenyan road deaths rose more than [--] per cent. Last year more than [----] were killed and over [-----] injured. The Kenyan Government says drunk driving overloading and speeding are among the top causes of the carnage. But is corruption also a factor Journalist Richard Chacha himself paralysed in a road accident ten years ago joins Africa Eye to expose rogue driving"
YouTube Link 2022-03-21T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Guns in the Shadows: The Struggle for Firearm Regulation in Kenya - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates the devastating impact of illegal firearms in Kenya. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica As Kenyas cost of living rises so too does violent crime. Reporter Elijah Kanyi investigates the devastating human impact of illegal firearms in Kenyas 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"
YouTube Link 2024-05-26T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 722.8K engagements
"My Neighbour The Rapist - BBC Africa Eye Documentary It's is one of the poorest parts of South Africa. But poverty is not the biggest problem here. Diepsloot is the most dangerous part of South Africa - especially if you are a woman. Warning: the video has shocking and upsetting scenes. Details of UK organisations offering information and support with sexual violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on [----] [---] [---] Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in"
YouTube Link 2018-07-15T23:15Z 1.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Desert Empires - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi visits rarely seen historic sites and magnificent ruins in Mali and Mauritania in west Africa. We hear from Africans about how trans-Saharan trade mainly in gold meant that by about the 7th century rich kingdoms became established in West Africa. These eventually gave rise to three of the greatest empires on the continent including the Mali Empire which began in the 13th century. Under armed guard Zeinab visits the fabled city of Timbuktu which was overrun by extremists in [----]. Malis ruler Mansa"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T07:35Z 1.8M followers, 959K engagements
"Forced to Beg: Tanzania's Trafficked Kids - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Impoverished families in Tanzania are being tricked into giving up their disabled children by human traffickers. Promised a better life the children are instead smuggled into Kenya and forced to beg often for years. Africa Eye goes undercover to expose the traffickers trading in human misery and helps one young victim escape his captors. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye documentaries: https://youtu.be/0vDe6rUFs90"
YouTube Link 2022-06-26T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Kenya's 'Spy Queen': Private Detective Jane Mugo - BBC Africa Eye Documentary Kenya has a real version of the spy James Bond and her name is Jane. Detective Jane Mugo is the countrys most famous and controversial private investigator. She says shes solved hundreds of crimes but some say she writes her own rules. This is the inside story of the woman they call Kenyas 'Spy Queen.' BBC Africas Sharon Machira has been investigating. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica You may also be interested in these Africa Eye investigations:"
YouTube Link 2021-01-25T00:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Resistance and Liberation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In the 20th episode Zeinab Badawi makes a huge and broad sweep across Africa examining the struggle for freedom even in the face of bloody crackdowns: a veteran Mau Mau fighter in Kenya a member of the resistance in Algerias brutal war of independence from one African president whose ancestor fought the French and from the grandson of the Mahdi who defeated Britains General Gordon. And she talks about that heady time of independence with the families of three of Africas best known independence leaders: Ghanas Kwame"
YouTube Link 2020-10-18T05:00Z 1.8M followers, 984.8K engagements
"My deepfake nightmare I The Conversation I BBC Focus on Africa Podcast What does it feel like when your photos are taken manipulated and shared online without your consent Thats the reality for 23-year-old Debra Nashipae a Kenyan student and aspiring musician whose images were turned into deepfake pornography - a form of digital abuse that experts say is rapidly increasing. According to UN Women 9095% of all deepfakes online are non-consensual pornographic images and around 90% of those depict women. UN Women also highlights that half of the worlds women and girls lack legal protection"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 56.8K engagements
"Kush: Into the Mad World - BBC Africa Eye Documentary (TW: Themes of self-harm and suicide) Kush - a cheap new illegal drug high is taking the youth of Sierra Leone to a dark place. Young people driven mad. Young people killing themselves. Young people harming themselves and others. Psychiatric wards are filling up with Kush cases and police are battling to win the war against the drug. With Kush use spreading like wildfire and with ever-younger users being exposed to it Africa Eye reporter Tyson Conteh investigates the drug and asks whether Sierra Leone can stop the march of this dangerously"
YouTube Link 2022-02-07T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 1.5M engagements
"'Rwanda planning to attack Burundi' - BBC Africa Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country. variste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now. Rwanda has already hit back calling the president's comments "surprising" and insisting that the two neighbours are co-operating on security plans for their shared border which has been shut for over a year. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T17:38Z 1.8M followers, 236K engagements
"White Asylum: America's South AfricanRefugees- BBC Africa Eye Documentary In February [----] US President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering prioritised refugee status to Afrikanerfarmers hoping to escape what he described as a genocide in South Africa. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica With Americas [----] refugee intake capped at just [----] people PresidentTrumps move to prioritise resettlement of white South African farmers reignited global controversy when he referenced widely disputed claims of forced appropriation of land and a genocide"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 445.8K engagements
"Burundi leader: We won't be killed like the Congolese are being killed' - BBC Africa As the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deepening the fear of a regionalisation of the war also grows. A ceasefire was reached between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and the Congolese Armed forces but it was short-lived. Now the prospects of a spill over into neighbouring Burundi is raising concerns. BBC Africas Nomsa Maseko was in Bujumbura to interview the Burundian president variste Ndayishimiy. #DRCconflict #burundi Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T17:13Z 1.8M followers, 32.4K engagements
"Lesotho: 'Trump is giving us problems on top of our problems ' - BBC Africa The small nation of Lesotho one of the poorest countries in the world is under threat of facing tariffs of up to 50% from Donald Trump's administration starting this August. Jobseekers heard by the BBC in the country's capital Maseru have said that the US Presiding "is giving us problems on top of our problems". The country has declared a national state of disaster over its unemployment and job losses and critics said the government is not doing enough to fix the problem. 🎤 Reporter: Shingai Nyoka 🎥 🎞 Filmed and"
YouTube Link 2025-07-30T13:18Z 1.8M followers, 29.5K engagements
"Mulatu Astatke: Africa is not being recognised - BBC Africa Mulatu Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-jazz and for changing the face of Ethiopian music during the so-called Swinging Addis years of the 1960s and 70s. Now at the age of [--] hes decided to retire from performing playing his farewell show in 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T13:43Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Tanzania Foreign Minister on elections unrest and internet shutdown - BBC Africa Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo Thabit has defended his governments handling of post-election unrest and a nationwide internet shutdown following reports that scores of people have been killed in protests after this weeks vote. The minister says the government cannot yet confirm how many people have been killed or injured in the violence that erupted after the general election. Opposition groups claim hundreds have been killed while the UN says at least ten people have died since protests began on"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T18:51Z 1.8M followers, 110.2K engagements
"Kaduna abductions: Villagers who escaped tell of their ordeal - BBC Africa Nigeria's police have confirmed that a group of worshippers was kidnapped from three churches in a remote part of the northern Kaduna state after previously denying it. A police spokesperson said security forces had been fully deployed to the area and that search-and-rescue operations and patrols were under way. The BBC's Madina Maishanu gained access to one of the churches where worshippers were attending a service when the abductions took place. Reporter: Madina Maishanu Producer: Abayomi Adisa Video Journalist:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Thousands bid final farewell to Raila Odinga #news #africa #railaodinga Thousands of people are gathered to watch the funeral service of the former prime minister of Kenya Raila Odinga in Bondo in the west of the country. Mr Odinga who died last week aged [--] will be buried privately following the ceremony. raila odinga news raila odinga death raila odinga baba raila odinga memorial kenya breaking news raila odinga tributes raila odinga dead raila odinga funeral raila odinga burial raila odinga news raila odinga death raila odinga baba raila odinga memorial kenya breaking news raila odinga"
YouTube Link 2025-10-19T10:06Z 1.8M followers, 20.1K engagements
"What is the future of AI and work in Africa BBC Africa Now one of the biggest topics during this years UN General Assembly is Artificial Intelligence. Leaders from around the world gathered to debate and define what responsible AI might look like on an international stage and so did BBCs Focus on Africa. On the sidelines of the UNGA Waihiga Mwaura gathered with senior leaders policy makers and young innovators from across the continent to find out whether Africa which is projected to be a quarter of the worlds population by [----] can keep up with the speed in which AI technology is"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T12:20Z 1.8M followers, 109.8K engagements
"Inside Cameroons Anglophone crisis - #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts For nearly a decade there has been a violent crisis unfolding in Cameroon. Its a conflict between Cameroons security forces and armed separatists over the countrys two English-speaking regions; a conflict that has subjected the local population to property destruction unlawful killings rapes abductions and much more. Cameroonian journalist Blaise Eyong who has been reporting on this story since the unrest began in [----] takes us into the heart of one of the worlds most neglected crises bringing us face to face with both its victims and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-31T17:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak - BBC Africa Survivors of a fire st a prison in Goma Eastern DRC in which around [---] women and [--] children were burned to death told the BBC that they want justice but that they do not expect to get it. The fire is belived to have been started by male inmates who were trying to flee on the [--] Jan as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were closing in on Goma following a rapid advance through the region. Warning: This article contains distressing content including descriptions of rape from the start. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica"
YouTube Link 2025-02-26T17:07Z 1.8M followers, 32.3K engagements
"Inside the Russian company mining bitcoin in Ethiopia - BBC Africa Ethiopia is fast becoming a haven for Bitcoin miners. A Russian company has set up operations just outside the capital Addis Ababa taking advantage of cheap renewable energy. The government says it a smart way to earn revenue and expand power access. But with nearly half of Ethiopia in darkness critics question whether the bitcoin boom will be felt across the country. So how much does the host country benefit and could the vast amounts of power consumed be better used elsewhere 🎙 Jewel Kiruingi 🎥 Amensisa Negera 🎬 Claire"
YouTube Link 2025-08-14T14:45Z 1.8M followers, 129.4K engagements
"'I blame my taba addiction for the loss of my baby' - BBC Africa Women in The Gambia are getting addicted to a local tobacco powder called taba with unintended consequences. While taba is commonly snorted smoked or chewed across parts of West Africa some women use it in secret by inserting a paste made from the powder into their vaginas believing it can help with weight loss fertility or infections. Despite being designated a harmful substance by the Gambian government in [----] taba remains widely available through a discreet network of sellers often operating in local markets. Subscribe:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T12:17Z 1.8M followers, 18.1K engagements
"My week investigating the school kidnapping in Niger State - BBC Africa There are still a number of schoolchildren missing from a Catholic boarding school in Nigerias Niger State after an attacked by armed men last week. The Christian Association of Nigeria initially said over [---] were kidnapped although that number is disputed as many are claimed to have run into a nearby forest during the attack. The BBCs Madina Maisharu has been trying to find out what happened to the children and what authorities are doing to rescue them all. Reporter Madina Maishanu Filmed by Gift Ufuoma Edited by Kathy"
YouTube Link 2025-11-29T09:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Makoko: 'We're sleeping in an open space under the rain' - BBC Africa Demolitions in Makoko a waterfront community in Lagos have displaced thousands of residents with families saying they were given little warning and no clear relocation plan. The centenary-old community has an estimated population of [-----] to [------] but large parts of the settlement have been destroyed. Anger over the demolitions recently spilled onto the streets in Lagos city with witnesses reporting the use of tear gas. Residents allege that three people including a woman and two infants died though police say this has"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T17:32Z 1.8M followers, 10.2K engagements
"Inside Goma: Amid bullets and debris a city tries to survive - BBC Africa A team of BBC Africa journalists has gained exclusive access to Goma. The city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was seized a few days ago by M23 rebels widely believed to be backed and armed by Rwanda - a claim that the Rwandan government denies. Businesses are reopening but hospitals remain overwhelmed and the signs of the conflict are everywhere. 🎤 Reporter: Paul Njie 🎬 Producer: Robert Kiptoo 🎥 Filmed by: Hassan Lali Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-05T12:46Z 1.8M followers, 94.3K engagements
"FGM: For the Love of Fatmata - BBC Africa Eye 📽 Watch "FGM: For the Love of Fatmata" the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/OLO8HHL0n5k #BBCAfricaEye #Shorts BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news"
YouTube Link 2023-05-02T18:57Z 1.8M followers, 67.7K engagements
"'The girls were getting married after grade four' - BBC Africa In Narok Kenya - where more than half of girls undergo female genital mutilations (FGM) - a former headteacher has spent nearly [--] years running rescue shelters for those fleeing the practice. Patrick Ngigi has sheltered [----] girls and offered them education and some technical skills through a vocational centre within the rescue centre. Reporter: Agnes Penda Filmed by Simon Mbai Edited by: Gloria Achieng Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T13:02Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Ogoniland: [--] years on Thirty years on from the trial and execution of Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his colleagues known as the Ogoni [--] the Ogoni community is still bitterly split over who was to blame for the killings of four Ogoni chiefs that led to the trial in [----]. The families of the Ogoni [--] say the charges against the activists were an attempt to silence them over their stance on the environmental damage caused by oil giant Shell in the Niger Delta. As for the families of the four murdered chiefs they say they still do not have closure over their deaths."
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Mother Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this first episode Zeinab Badawi travels across the continent examining the origins of humankind; how and why we evolved in Africa - Africa is the greatest exporter of all time: every human being originated in Africa. During her journey Zeinab is granted rare access to the actual bones of one of the most iconic discoveries in the field of palaeontology Lucy' in Ethiopia or as she is known in Amharic Dinkenesh which means you are marvellous. Zeinab also spends time in Tanzania with a tribe that is unique in the world because"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T05:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Will the cash bouquet ban affect your Valentine's - BBC Africa Its back to the drawing board for Valentines Day gift ideas in Kenya 💝 The Central Bank of Kenya is warning against the viral trend of gifting cash bouquets saying it compromises the integrity of banknotes. So what will you be gifting your loved ones this Valentines Day Reporter: Anita Nkonge Produced and edited by Brian Khisa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T09:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Tanzania abductions: The families with no news and no hope - BBC Africa People who criticize the state are disappearing in Tanzania. Rights groups have raised concerns about activists and opposition members going missing. While others have not been found some have come back with tales of horrific torture. The BBC has spoken to people affected by this worrying trend. The government of Tanzania denies it has anything to do with the disappearances. As the country heads towards elections in October all eyes are on the East African nation and its treatment of those who disagree with the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-03T17:18Z 1.8M followers, 38.9K engagements
"Why is there a diplomatic row between Somalia and the UAE - BBC Africa Somalia has cancelled all defence security and port agreements with the United Arab Emirates accusing the Gulf state of undermining its sovereignty by working directly with the self-governing regions of Somaliland Puntland and Jubaland. The BBCs Bushra Mohamed asks: What's behind the diplomatic stand-off Reporter: Bushra Mohamed Produced & Edited: Kathy Harcombe #bbcafrica #somalia #explainervideo Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 41.8K engagements
"MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates how women known as "madams" have involved children in the sale of sex in Kenya. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In the transit town of Maai Mahiu in Kenyas Great Rift Valley undercover reporters expose two women exploiting children for sex - one claiming to have a girl as young as [--] years old. In Kenya laws are in place to protect minors under the age of [--] from such threats with strong penalties for offenders including imprisonment ranging from 10"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"My FGM reconstruction surgery journey - BBC Africa Almost [---] million girls and women around the world have undergone some form of female genital mutilation. Over half of them are in Africa. FGM is the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Shamsa Sharaawe or Shamsa Araweelo as she is known on TikTok underwent reconstructive surgery in Europe to repair the damage done to her as a child in Somalia. She spoke to us about her experience. #fgm #fgmsurgery #fgmstory Producer: Bushra Mohammed Cameraman and editor: Ameer Ahmed Executive producer:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-10T15:15Z 1.8M followers, 41K engagements
"Ghana's dancing pallbearers: life after becoming THE meme of Covid-19 - BBC Africa In [----] this troupe of Ghanaian pallbearers went viral following BBC Africa's coverage of their flamboyant coffin-carrying dances garnering millions of views. Three years later and the group has experienced a second round of internet fame with social media users adopting the troupe as a dark-humoured symbol of death in the time of Covid-19. BBC Africa's Sulley Lansah met up with the leader of the troupe to get his reaction to his new-found fame and to see how he's coping during the pandemic. Edited by Faith"
YouTube Link 2020-05-04T16:12Z 1.8M followers, 7.7M engagements
"Boii: Mixing RnB and Afrobeats with a Sierra Leonean twist - BBC Africa At just [--] years old Sierra Leonean artist Boii is making waves in the country and beyond with her big smash hit single Credit Alert. She offers a blend of RnB and Afrobeats and you're likely to hear more from her soon. #thisisafrica #thisisafricaspotlight 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T11:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"DRC: Inside the mines sought by foreign armies and Trump - BBC Africa The BBC has gained rare access to a mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to speak to workers about conditions there. The mine contains 15% of the worlds coltan deposits - an ore essential in manufacturing many electronics including smartphones. Eastern DRC has been riven by conflict between the Congolese army and M23 rebels but a recent US-brokered peace deal struck between Rwanda and the DRC is bringing an end to the fighting. Donald Trump says the deal could also lead to American investment in Congolese mines."
YouTube Link 2025-07-11T15:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Are beauty products serving black women The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Across Africa the beauty and skincare market is booming. Scroll through social media and youll find no shortage of beauty tips and must-have products. Despite this fake cosmetics are common on the market while many global brands imported to the continent are not tailored towards black skin. So what impact does this have And are we starting to see change In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Zithobe Macheli a skincare influencer from South Africa and Jessica Molefe a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T15:00Z 1.8M followers, 10.3K engagements
"Why The Gambia could be reversing its FGM ban The Gambian parliament will debate today a bill that seeks to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). If the legislators agree to consider it the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny. FGM was criminalised in The Gambia in [----] but some seek to overturn the ban claiming it violates religious freedom and cultural practices. The BBCs Esther Ogola explains. #BBCAfrica #FGM #TheGambia #FemaleGenitalMutilation FGM Female Genital Mutilation The Gambia Women's Rights Women's Issues FGM Female Genital Mutilation The Gambia"
YouTube Link 2024-03-18T13:22Z 1.8M followers, 17.7K engagements
"From Miss World Africa to Botswanas youngest minister - BBC Africa At just [--] Lesego Chombo made history as Botswanas youngest cabinet minister stepping into the role of Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs. But beyond the excitement of her rise from Miss World Africa to politics she faces the tough challenge of tackling gender-based violence and breaking stereotypes about young women in leadership. In this interview she shares how her journey to the Miss World stage prepared her for public service. Producers: Anna Okumu and Brian Khisa #LesegoChombo #MissWorldAfrica #pageantry #Botswana"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T16:19Z 1.8M followers, 17.4K engagements
"Ilhan Omar targeted at Minneapolis town hall - BBC Africa US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was targeted during a public meeting in Minneapolis after a man sprayed an unidentified liquid towards the stage. She was not injured and returned to the podium to continue speaking. Video producers: Fardawsa Hanshi & Abdinasir Ali Presenter: Abdinasir Ali 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T17:10Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Sudan: Where 'terror has become the common currency' - BBC Africa Recently events in Sudan have taken dramatic new turns. A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the countrys western Darfur region. And Army forces have recaptured the presidential palace in the country's capital Khartoum and are now aiming to reclaim more territory from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Here's a brief snapshot of how the civil war of over two years has got to the current stage. #Sudan #Darfur Subscribe:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T11:58Z 1.8M followers, 13.8K engagements
"Who is Aaron Wan-Bissaka's football hero - BBC Africa DR Congo began their [----] Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow win over Benin in Group D in Rabat. Ahead of the Leopards first game Aaron Wan-Bissaka was put on the spot by BBC Sport Africas Isaiah Akinremi. Guess his African football hero 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news BBC Africa bbc"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T15:30Z 1.8M followers, 17.1K engagements
"A street party to remember in Dakar #football #senegal #afcon2025 Thousands of people flooded the street of Senegals capital Dakar to welcome home their beloved Afcon champions"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T17:24Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"'I'm the winner': Cameroon oppositionist Bakary challenges Biya's rule - BBC Africa Tensions are rising in Cameroon as the country awaits the results of the presidential polls. Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself the winner of the election. However the government has condemned his move as illegal urging citizens to remain patient as official results are tallied. Protests have been reported in several parts of the country as supporters on both sides remain on edge. Authorities in Cameroon are calling for calm while the nation waits for the final results. 🎤 Reporter: Paul"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T16:27Z 1.8M followers, 107.1K engagements
"Kenya Saba Saba protests: Let me be the last mother to cry - BBC Africa On Monday demonstrations were held in Kenya to mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba - meaning "seven-seven" - protests of [--] July [----] which launched Kenya's push for multi-party democracy were held. Mondays Saba Saba protests marked the deadliest protests yet leaving [--] people dead in a single day. Among them was 12-year-old Njoki who was killed by a stray bullet while watching TV inside her home in Ndumberi a few kilometres from the capital city Nairobi. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-10T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Angola's Isabel Dos Santos on accusations and eyeing the presidency - BBC Africa Angolan tycoon Isabel dos Santos was once dubbed "Africa's richest woman". Now she claims that the embezzlement and corruption accusations against her from the government of her own country are down to "political persecution". In an exclusive interview with Africa Daily's Alan Kasuja the daughter of former President Jos Eduardo dos Santos calls herself a ''pioneer'' in entrepreneurship in Africa and adds that the presidency "is a possibility". #IsabeldosSantos #Angola Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T08:00Z 1.8M followers, 227.1K engagements
"DRC: Revisiting Goma six months after M23's takeover- BBC Africa Six months after M23 rebels seized the city of Goma in eastern DRC there are signs a sense of normality has returned. However the emotional scars still run deep for many women who survived sexual assault during the upsurge in fighting between the rebels and the Congolese army. The BBCs Paul Njie first reported from Goma in February and has since returned to visit the city to see what has changed. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T16:40Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"'The police office involved in my abduction' - BBC Africa Eye #BBCAfricaEye investigates a wave of enforced disappearances spreading fear across Tanzania told through powerful testimonies from survivors of abduction and torture. 🎥 Watch the documentary 'State of Fear' here: https://youtu.be/9WkYK-SjJtE *** 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/ #Tanzania #Documentary #BBCNews"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T10:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Madagascar protests: Were taking our humanity back - BBC Africa A Gen Z leader in Madagascar told the BBC he paused his UK scholarship to help organise protests that began over water and power shortages - and have now grown into calls for President Rajoelina to resign. #Madagascar #Protests 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news Madagascar protests Gen Z"
YouTube Link 2025-10-11T11:01Z 1.8M followers, 14.6K engagements
"Fighting rages in Goma as M23 and army clash - BBC Focus On Africa Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma as rebels and the army exchange fire. Rebels from the Congolese M23 movement say they have entered the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma and taken control. Sitting on the border with Rwanda and the shores of Lake Kivu Goma is a vital trading and transport hub home to more than a million people and within reach of mining towns supplying metals and minerals in high demand such as gold tin and coltan. The rebels say they now control"
YouTube Link 2025-01-28T06:12Z 1.8M followers, 253.6K engagements
"South Africa's FW De Klerk on apartheid Mandela and Ramaphosa - BBC Africa Two weeks ago in an interview with the national broadcaster SABC South Africa's former president FW De Klerk said he was "not fully agreeing" with the presenter who asked him to confirm that apartheid the legalised discrimination against non-white people was a crime against humanity. Since then Mr De Klerk has apologised for "quibbling" over whether or not apartheid was a "crime against humanity" but the row has revealed old wounds. BBC's Southern Africa Correspondent Nomsa Maseko speaks to the last white man to lead"
YouTube Link 2020-02-19T11:55Z 1.8M followers, 295.4K engagements
"Mali Burkina Faso and Niger leave Ecowas - BBC Africa Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas which at [--] years old is considered Africa's most important regional group. The split was sparked after the three departing countries refused Ecowas demands to restore diplomatic rule. #ecowas #malinews #burkinafasomilitary Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-30T05:52Z 1.8M followers, 102.6K engagements
"'Dating is not easy as a child-free woman' - BBC Africa Around the world more people are deciding not to have children. Some are even opting for permanent birth control procedures like tubal ligation. Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna sits down with 29yearold Naisula Sironka who made that choice in [----]. Watch the full conversation on BBC Africas YouTube channel here 👉 https://youtu.be/rxuPYUy6OB0 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T17:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"'Germany needs to apologise for genocide' says Namibian president - BBC Africa Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Germany needs to apologise as she reflects on the Namibian genocide and the country's ongoing reconciliation efforts since [----]. However the debate over reparations remains unresolved. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news"
YouTube Link 2025-04-03T10:28Z 1.8M followers, 47.8K engagements
"Why Ghana pressed pause on Diaspora citizenship - BBC Africa Since [----] people who can prove African ancestry - particularly descendants of victims of the transatlantic slave trade - have been eligible to apply for Ghanas nationality. The process has now been suspended temporarily. The BBC's Jelilat Olawale explains why. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T15:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Tanzania ban on planned protest leaves streets deserted - BBC Africa Tanzanias police say the country remains calm with security agencies reinforcing safety measures. In a statement police spokesperson David Misime assured the public of their safety and the protection of their property saying the situation remained calm nationwide. He also urged citizens to dismiss old photos and video clips circulating on social media that falsely suggest protests are taking place. A planned peaceful protest was banned today for not meeting legal requirements. The BBC has not seen any protesters in Dar es"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T17:28Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Some were swallowed in mine collapse #bbcafrica #news #africancountry #africa More than [---] people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo rebel authorities have said. The mine in the town of Rubaya gave way on Wednesday due to heavy rains Lumumba Kambere Muyisa spokesman for the North Kivu region's rebel governor told reporters. At the time the death toll remained unclear"
YouTube Link 2026-02-01T14:17Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The cracks in Trumps DRC-Rwanda peace deal - BBC Africa Just days after US President Donlad Trump brokered a peace deal to end three decades of conflict between DR Congo and Rwanda fighting erupted again in eastern DRC as M23 rebels seized the key city of Uvira in South Kivu - though the group has now announced its withdrawal. M23 widely believed to be backed by Rwanda - an allegation Kigali denies - was not part of the peace process. As cracks in Trumps deal begin to show the BBCs Emery Makumeno asks whether the fissures were there from the start - and what it would take for the peace to"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T17:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Eat Bitter: Striving for a better life in the Central African Republic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary In the Central African Republic one of Africas poorest countries local sand diver Thomas Boa and Chinese construction manager Jianmin Luan struggle to improve their fortunes. They eat bitter today in the hope of a better tomorrow but with no guarantees of what their futures may hold. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica *** Africa Eye brings you original investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the worlds most complex and"
YouTube Link 2024-06-23T23:00Z 1.8M followers, 361.9K engagements
"Inside Niger: 'France is taking us for idiots' - BBC Africa In Niger after a two month stand-off between the junta and France the French ambassador has left the country and French troops are getting ready to pull out. Emmanuel Macron said hed taken the decision to leave the country because Niger was no longer interested in fighting terrorism. In late July Niger became the fourth former French colony in the Sahel to go through a coup in just three years. The political upheaval threatens to destabilise a region already struggling to contain groups linked to ISIS and Al Qaeda. Mayeni Jones"
YouTube Link 2023-09-27T15:03Z 1.8M followers, 128.4K engagements
"My Father's Shadow: BAFTA nominated film shows 'Nollywood's evolution' - BBC Africa What happens when your personal history collides with a nations political turning point In his BAFTA nominated new film - My Fathers Shadow director Akinola Davies Jr explores masculinity family memory and trauma against the political backdrop of Nigerias [----] annulled presidential election. It follows two young brothers who explore Lagos with their estranged father amid the country's social unrest. The BBCs Yemisi Adegoke spoke to Davies Jr ahead of the films theatrical release. Reporter: Yemisi Adegoke Video"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T16:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Tanzania Elections: 'Continuing to announce results is fuelling anger' BBC Africa Chadema Party's international Secretary Deogratias Munishi has told BBC's Waiha Mwaura continuing to announced the election results is fuelling anger among Tanzanians. He is also calling for the African Union to intervene in the matter. Tanzania's electoral commission has cleared [--] presidential candidates to stand this time the main opposition party Chadema is barred with its leader Tundu Lissu currently on trial for treason. In a separate interview with the BBC Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T19:08Z 1.8M followers, 44K engagements
"Islam in Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Episode [--] In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to several countries and looks at the early spread of Islam in Africa and how many Africans practise to this day a mystic Sufi form of the religion. She shows how not only Islam but Arab culture came to influence a large part of the continent particularly in the north. And she charts the rise of the powerful Islamic dynasties of North Africa that built magnificent monuments mosques and empires including a part of southern Europe and who helped determine the path of this part of the"
YouTube Link 2020-04-10T07:00Z 1.8M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Sudan War: The story so far (Explained) - BBC Africa As the war in Sudan continues unabated and the humanitarian crisis escalates we look at how the war started and what has happened so far. #sudannews #sudanwar #sudanconflict 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news sudan war sudan war explained sudan war now sudan war today sudan war documentary rsf sudan"
YouTube Link 2024-10-02T15:09Z 1.8M followers, 121.2K engagements
"Guinea: The moment of a deadly crush at a football stadium - BBC Africa A crush in a stadium during a football in Nzrkor 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa"
YouTube Link 2024-12-02T18:48Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"STATE OF FEAR - coming soon #BBCAfricaEye A new #BBCAfricaEye investigation from Tanzania coming Monday. 📽 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for first access: bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Nothing stays hidden forever. 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/ BBC Africa bbc africa bbc news africa news bbc africa news bbc africa eye africa eye tanzania tanzania documentaries tanzania documentary bbc boniface mwangi"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T12:29Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Do your skincare products match your skin - The Conversation BBC Focus on Africa Scroll through social media and youll find no shortage of beauty tips and must-have products. Yet fake cosmetics are common on the market while many global brands imported to the continent are not tailored towards black skin. Click here to watch to the full episode of The Conversation 👉🏽 https://youtu.be/ML9gd-v4woc So what impact does this have Focus on Africa: The Conversation host @iamnkechinna spoke to @zithobemacheli from South Africa and @jessicamolefe_ from Botswana. They explain why more Africans are"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T09:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"A City Held Hostage: Johannesburg - BBC Africa Eye Documentary #BBCAfricaEye investigates Johannesburgs hijacked buildings before the citys G20 summit. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica In November [----] Johannesburg will host a G20 summit for the leaders of the world's [--] largest economies. This will be the first time that a G20 meeting will be held on African soil. The worlds attention will be on Johannesburg but is the city ready Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie investigates the inner citys abandoned and derelict buildings where many people live"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T00:01Z 1.8M followers, 696.6K engagements
"Mozambique's secret rainforest in the sky - BBC Africa Mabu the largest rainforest in southern Africa remained off-limits for years due to the civil war that plagued Mozambique. Scientists have found there dozens of species which don't exist anywhere else in the world. The BBC's environment correspondent followed them on a journey to the area. The specialists now hope that their many findings will lead to a rare happy ending story when it comes to preservation. 🎤 Jonah Fisher 🎥 Tony Jolliffe 🎞 Holly Stimson Executive Producer: Sarah Dias Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-17T15:09Z 1.8M followers, 126.3K engagements
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