What's in Ghana's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill?
Ghana’s President John Mahama has said the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill will undergo a review by the Attorney General and legal advisers at the presidency before he decides to sign it into law. Th...
2 Juni 22min
Kenyans protest proposed US Ebola facility
Protests erupted on June 1 near a military airfield in Central Kenya where the US government is planning to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for American citizens. Construction on the site was pau...
1 Juni 22min
Gigantomastia: Living with my oversized breasts
For many women, having larger breasts may be down to genetics. But for some, breast growth is extreme, painful and life-altering. The condition is called 'gigantomastia'. A condition that causes exces...
29 Maj 22min
Kenya's toxic masculinity influencers
BBC Global Disinformation reporter Jacqui Wakefield has spent a year examining the rise of two of the most influential manosphere figures. In Kenya, she met Andrew Kibe who has millions of followers o...
28 Maj 22min
Ethiopia votes amid press freedom concerns
Ethiopia is scheduled to hold its general election on June 1. Millions of voters will be electing members of the national parliament and leaders of the regional councils fronted by 23 political partie...
27 Maj 22min
Ebola and burial traditions in DRC
The World Health Organisations says Ebola is spreading faster than originally thought and has declared a public health emergency of international concern. Ebola has also been reported in DR Congo's No...
26 Maj 22min
What does it mean to be African?
May 25 is Africa Day, observed annually to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity - now known as the African Union (AU). We spoke to three Africans, a generation X, a millennial...
25 Maj 22min
Are billionaires good for Africa?
About twenty-five years ago, Africa had no dollar billionaires. Today, there are 23. Their combined wealth has grown to more than 100 billion US dollars. At the same time, many people on the continent...
22 Maj 22min
