Ancient African hair care lessons from a ‘Hairologist’ – BBC Africa
Nsibentum, a Congolese 'hairologist', travels around the world to share his knowledge on ancient African hair and skincare techniques. Subscribe: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram:
Retirement Hell – BBC Africa Eye documentary
BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria, which leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, yet grants some politicians inflated retirement packages.…
The African students stuck in India’s Covid-19 crisis – BBC Africa
India has registered over 18 million Covid-19 cases and at least 200,000 deaths, amid an unfolding humanitarian disaster. The BBC's Aaron Akinyemi spoke to three African students from Zambia, South…
What you need to know about the Uganda-Tanzania $3.5bn oil deal – BBC Africa
Uganda and Tanzania have entered a partnership to build a 1,443km (896 mile) heated oil pipeline to pump oil from the Albertine basin in Uganda to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port…
What’s next for Chad? – BBC Africa
There have been opposition protests in Chad against the military transition council. It follows the army's appointment of a civilian prime minister while the opposition wants a full civilian government.…
24 hours with the only doctor on a malaria ward (Sierra Leone) – BBC Africa
Dr. Fasomoyin Oluwaseyi works at the Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital in the northern region of Sierra Leone. The hospital serves close to 400,000 people and malaria is the number one killer…
Young and lost in Tunisia (Documentary) – BBC Africa
Life-changing events that re-write the rules rarely come with instruction manuals. When Tunisians overthrew the autocratic President Ben Ali in 2011, their core demands seemed to be simple - Jobs,…
‘People think it’s impossible for me to start a family’ – BBC Africa
Agaezichi Oliver Joy, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), recently also became a mother. She describes how she met the love of her life on Facebook and overcame…