Sickle Cell: The Enemy Within — BBC Africa Eye documentary

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At just six months of age, Lea Kilen­ga Bey was diag­nosed with sick­le cell. Her par­ents were told by doc­tors that she wouldn’t reach her teenage years.  Instead, Lea has become a bea­con of hope for sick­le cell suf­fer­ers across Africa, bat­tling both the stig­mas sur­round­ing the dis­ease and the author­i­ties who fail to provide…

In Case You Missed It: 2/27/17 — 3/5/17

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This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Akon brings light to Gam­bia, and a new sick­le cell treat­ment brings hope to mil­lions. Akon Arrives In Gam­bia Rap­per Akon arrived in the Gam­bia this week as part of his “Akon Light­ing Africa” ini­tia­tive. He will meet with Gam­bian President…