What’s life like for communities living near a cobalt mine in DRCongo?
The BBC’s new Global China Unit has been looking at a Chinese run mine in the south east
- 17 mins
- 30 Apr 2024
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- Was Bobrisky jailed because of her transgender identity?
The Nigerian internet personality was sentenced to 6 months in prison for ‘Naira abuse’
- 20 mins
- 29 Apr 2024
- Thirty years later, have black and white South Africans forgiven each other?
Nelson Mandela promoted dialogue between victims and perpetrators of political violence
- 19 mins
- 26 Apr 2024
- 30 years on, have black South Africans got economic justice?
On 27th of April 1994, millions of South Africans voted in the first democratic election
- 19 mins
- 25 Apr 2024
- Will Togo's political rollercoaster reach a resolution?
President Gnassingbé's shift to parliamentary system sparks debate on rule extension
- 17 mins
- 24 Apr 2024
- What is the Nigerian government doing to tackle insecurity?
Last month more than 130 children were kidnapped in one of the largest abductions in years
- 15 mins
- 23 Apr 2024
- 100 Influential Africans – how is Ibrahima Cheikh Diong trying to shape Africa?
The banker turned politician is now helping African countries face climate disasters
- 21 mins
- 22 Apr 2024
- Are new banknotes the ‘golden answer’ for Zimbabwe’s currency woes?
A new currency linked to gold will replace the Zimbabwean dollar at the end of the month
- 16 mins
- 19 Apr 2024
- Why does racism against black players persist in Spanish football?
A player on a Spanish team made news after he was allegedly subjected to monkey gestures
- 19 mins
- 18 Apr 2024
- Could West Africa’s cocoa crisis spell disaster for farmers and chocolate lovers?
Countries supplying over 60% of the world's cocoa have suffered catastrophic harvests
- 12 mins
- 17 Apr 2024
- What impact is Sudan’s war having on neighbouring countries?
Chad and South Sudan have taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees
- 19 mins
- 16 Apr 2024
- What’s life like for the Sudanese one year after war broke out?
18 million are facing food insecurity in the country – and millions have fled their homes
- 16 mins
- 15 Apr 2024
- What is it like to be the victim of a kidnapping in Nigeria?
A woman tells us she was abducted twice in the capital Abuja on her way home after work
- 24 mins
- 12 Apr 2024
- What is being done to find the missing Chibok girls 10 years on?
82 girls are still missing, their families continue to wait and hope for their return
- 21 mins
- 11 Apr 2024
- What’s it like living in an air polluted area?
Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa have been found to be Africa’s leading air polluters
- 15 mins
- 10 Apr 2024
- How is Southern Africa responding to the drought crisis?
Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi have declared drought a national disaster
- 17 mins
- 09 Apr 2024
- Why is identity theft an increasing problem?
Fraud prevention groups say the crime has increased by 356% in South Africa
- 21 mins
- 08 Apr 2024
- Returning to Rwanda 30 years after fleeing the genocide
Victoria Uwonkunda returns to her country of birth to speak to those trying to move on
- 24 mins
- 05 Apr 2024
- 100 Influential Africans: What are the main challenges to doing business in Africa?
"Everything is to be built in Africa. We just need to make things easy"
- 23 mins
- 04 Apr 2024
- Why are there still so few black women winemakers in South Africa?
30 years after apartheid, black-owned wine brands account for less than 1% of wine sold
- 17 mins
- 03 Apr 2024