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 50 years old is considered Africa’s most important regional group. The split was sparked after the three departing countries…
Nigeria approves Shell’s watershed exit from oil-rich Niger Delta-but activists are not pleased. Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan receives an early nomination for being the ruling party’s presidential candidate. And why are some African countries moving towards banning wigs in court? 00:01 Intro 01:04 Nigeria approves Shell’s exit from Niger Delta 09:01 Presiden Samia gets nomination to be…
Three-year-old Tobenna Uchendu captured the hearts of many in 2023 when a video of him skillfully running with a football at just 1 year and 9 months old went viral. Tobenna’s football talent is quite remarkable for his age and has already earned him the opportunity to train with Nigerian football superstar Victor Osimhen. BBC…
#shorts #africashorts #talkingdrums Sofiat Wuraola Olaide, popularly known as Ayanwura, is one of the youngest female traditional talking drummers in Nigeria. She started drumming at a tender age of four and has now captured hearts with a growing social media following of over 60k on Instagram. Her drumming skills landed her a role in Nollywood…
Nigeria has one of the world’s lowest school attendance rates, according to Unicef – one out of every five children out of school around the world is here. One woman is on a mission to reverse that trend by starting a free education initiative. Noro and Edward, who both dropped out of school after losing…
Thousands of Sudanese Christians face Christmas away from home as the Sudan war continues. We hear from one woman who was born into a Muslim family but converted to Christianity, on how her community tries to help those fleeing the war, and how she maintains Christmas traditions despite living in exile in Egypt. We meet one…
Ghanaians are preparing to vote in their presidential election this Saturday. The election is being contested between vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama. What are the key issues voters will be focusing on? Also, Sierra Leone’s desire to return to being a rice exporter, instead of importing the country’s most favourite food. And French…
Nigeria air strikes: Tudunbiri village continues to mourn dozens of deaths and cope with injuries one year later on We look at the impact of mercury poisoning caused by illegal mining in southwestern Ghana And how easy is it for you to travel to another African country? 00:01 Intro 00:56 The tragedy of Tudunbiri, a year on, 08:22…
US President Biden is in Angola for what is likely to be the final foreign trip of his presidency. It’s his first visit to Sub- Saharan Africa and it’s part of a promise the president made, during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in 2022, to travel to the continent. But, it comes almost at the end…
Band Aid’s single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ is celebrating 40 years. The classic charity song, whose funds were meant to fight famine in Africa, was performed by a music supergroup and paved the way for a series of charity concerts and records. But decades later, some artists now believe it depicts Africa in a…