The best scams always come in disguise. And Crowd1 may be one of the the most audacious scams out there. It looks like a high-tech marketing business that’s making a ton of money for people across Africa. All you need
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image copyrightAFP Vote counting is under way in Ivory Coast, following a presidential election that was boycotted by the opposition. At least 14 people have been killed since riots broke out in August
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Former national captain Asamoah Gyan, 34, has returned to play his club football in Ghana in a move hoped to boost the local league. Gyan, the top goalscorer in Black Stars’ history with 51
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Kenyan born photographer, Polly Irungu, was able to live the American dream when her work was featured on a Nasdaq billboard in New York’s Times Square as part of Amplifying Black Voice season. On her journey, Polly also discovered how
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image copyrightAFP Algerians are voting in a referendum that is meant to cement changes made possible after long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign last year. But opponents say it falls short
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Americans are casting their votes in the November 3 election for those who would represent them at national and local levels. The stakes are especially high for the offices of the President, Senators, and the House of Representatives. While this is taking place, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of the relations between the United…
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Since April, the BBC’s Population reporter Stephanie Hegarty has been following three people, in three different parts of the world, who lost their jobs during the pandemic. Their stories expose an emerging global crisis, as people struggle to make ends meet. Director:
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image copyrightAFP Much of the world’s chocolate is made thanks to the cocoa grown in Ivory Coast, where an election has opened up bitter wounds, writes James Copnall, a former BBC correspondent in the country.
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One week after the Nigerian armed forces shot peaceful anti-police brutality protesters in Lagos, the BBC’s Mayeni Jones spoke to Ephraim, a British-Nigerian activist at the heart of the Lagos protests. Originally from London, Ephraim, witnessed the shooting at the
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Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s latest book, This Mournable Body, is on the Booker Prize shortlist. The Booker Prize is the UK’s most prestigious literary award open to any novel written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. Tsitsi
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