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 May 2023, the UK government has announced plans to scrap dependent visas for many foreign students. The new rule comes as migration to the UK hit a record high of 606,000 last year. BBC Africa explains why is Nigeria one of the main targets of the clampdown. Presented by Anita Nkonge Produced by Maureen Nyukuri …
The Wagner Group is an organisation of Russian mercenaries. Thousands of their soldiers have been fighting on the Russian side in the war in Ukraine. But they have also been active on the African continent in several countries — including the Central African Republic, Mali and now, allegedly, Burkina Faso. These Wagner soldiers are fighting in…
British-Zimbabwean Korrine Sky was studying medicine in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Now back in the UK with her family she has faced obstacles in trying to resume her studies. Korrine reached out and spoke to three medical students, who like her, have had their dreams and educational aspirations impacted by the war. Executive Producer: Léone…
Africa’s most populous nation is preparing to head to the polls in what is tipped to be one of the most hotly contested elections in a generation. But what does it take to win? The BBC’s Yemisi Adegoke highlights some of the factors that play a key role in getting a candidate elected. Produced by Yemisi…
The head of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says that the Nigerian elections will go ahead as planned despite rumours of postponements due to insecurity in parts of the country. Nigerians are set to go to the polls on 25 February 2023 to elect a new president. Professor Yakubu spoke to…
A BBC investigation has discovered that political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread disinformation about their opponents ahead of general elections in February. The BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has spoken to whistle-blowers working for two of Nigeria’s political parties, and prominent influencers who have described it as “an industry”. The…
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…