Three years ago, BBC Africa Eye’s Nancy Kacungira reported on the plight of three young women, Mercy, Scovia and Esther who left their homes to find jobs as domestic workers. Commonly referred to as ‘housegirls’, the film chronicled their hard lives and illustrated how being employed as a domestic worker can sometimes lead to mistreatment…
On April 5th 2022, Mubarak Bala – the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria – plead guilty to charges attached to blasphemy. The sentence that followed caused shockwaves throughout the country, reverberating around the world, and placing the threats to freedom of expression in Africa’s most populous country under new scrutiny. BBC’s Yemisi Adegoke…
In Kenya, over a third of the population grow up in single parent families. #BBCAfricaEye follows the personal journey of reporter Namukabo Werungah, who has never known her father and has decided to search for this missing part of her identity. She has no idea if he is alive or dead, but with her wedding…
We take a look back at Queen Elizabeth’s longstanding relationship with Africa. #queenelizabeth #bbcafrica 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/
Kenyan politicians are using millions of dollars to fight for political seats in the 2022 general election. Attempts by the electoral body to cap campaign financing and contributions were thwarted by the national assembly in 2021. How are politicians spending the money? What are implications for the country’s democracy? BBC Africa’s Ashley Ogonda explains. Produced by…
TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms among young voters but its role in Kenya’s heated presidential race is going relatively unscrutinised. BBC Monitoring’s Beverly Ochieng takes a look at how it works in the political back-and-forth between the leading presidential candidates. Camera: Anthony Irungu Editing: Suniti Singh Video produced by BBC Monitoring…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=papUXpLXf8I Africa Eye exposes dodgy driving licences and dangerous vehicles on Kenya’s killer roads. Have the network of roads which
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZDF1eGMWlw There’s been a major development for sexual health in South Africa. The country has just approved the dapivirine vaginal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x‑wlvZmsh6s Until recently, Zimbabwean student Korrine Sky was studying medicine in Ukraine. Once the fighting started she decided to flee.
A round-up of some our most-read stories in a year that Covid-19 dominated the headlines