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Jan 29, 2023
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Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - BBC Africa
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Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - BBC Africa
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Ghana's dancing pallbearers - BBC Africa
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Ghana's dancing pallbearers - BBC Africa
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Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria
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Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria
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🇦🇪 When the mysterious death of a 23-year-old Ugandan in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing #DubaiPortaPotty. #BBCAfricaEye investigates, and finds that behind the rumours lies an even darker reality. 🎥 Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M | BBC News Africa
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🇦🇪 When the mysterious death of a 23-year-old Ugandan in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing #DubaiPortaPotty. #BBCAfricaEye investigates, and finds that behind the rumours lies an even darker reality. 🎥 Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M | BBC News Africa
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240.5K views8 months ago
"Yasin had fallen off the chair where he was standing. He told me: 'Mama, I've been shot.'" Africa Eye investigates the impact of the coronavirus in Mathare, Kenya. As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths. | BBC News Africa
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"Yasin had fallen off the chair where he was standing. He told me: 'Mama, I've been shot.'" Africa Eye investigates the impact of the coronavirus in Mathare, Kenya. As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths. | BBC News Africa
FacebookBBC News Africa
5.7M viewsJun 15, 2020
Rehab Nightmare: Drugs, Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
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Rehab Nightmare: Drugs, Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
YouTubeBBC News Africa
657.7K viewsJul 29, 2018
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Botswana President Duma Boko Interview - BBC Africa
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Botswana President Duma Boko Interview - BBC Africa
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'Colonialism wasn't about connecting, but extracting' - BBC Africa
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'Colonialism wasn't about connecting, but extracting' - BBC Africa
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AMVCA’s most talked-about fashion moments - BBC Africa
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AMVCA’s most talked-about fashion moments - BBC Africa
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🇦🇪 When the mysterious death of a 23-year-old Ugandan in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing #DubaiPortaPotty. #BBCAfricaEye investigates, and finds that behind the rumours lies an even darker reality. 🎥 Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M | BBC News Africa
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🇦🇪 When the mysterious death of a 23-year-old Ugandan in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing #DubaiPortaPotty. #BBCAfricaEye investigates, and finds that behind the rumours lies an even darker reality. 🎥 Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M | BBC News Africa
240.5K views8 months ago
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"Yasin had fallen off the chair where he was standing. He told me: 'Mama, I've been shot.'" Africa Eye investigates the impact of the coronavirus in Mathare, Kenya. As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths. | BBC News Africa
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"Yasin had fallen off the chair where he was standing. He told me: 'Mama, I've been shot.'" Africa Eye investigates the impact of the coronavirus in Mathare, Kenya. As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths. | BBC News Africa
5.7M viewsJun 15, 2020
FacebookBBC News Africa
Rehab Nightmare: Drugs, Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
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Rehab Nightmare: Drugs, Chains and Canes - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
657.7K viewsJul 29, 2018
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BBC Africa Eye return to Nigeria to explore the impact of their film on codeine abuse. | BBC News Africa
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BBC Africa Eye return to Nigeria to explore the impact of their film on codeine abuse. | BBC News Africa
1M viewsAug 12, 2019
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🇨🇲 #BBCAfricaEye exposes the violent realities of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis — a conflict that has gripped the country's two English-speaking regions for nearly a decade. 🎥 Watch the full documentary 'The Land That Bleeds', here: https://youtu.be/5POaGNE5NYQ | BBC News Africa
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🇨🇲 #BBCAfricaEye exposes the violent realities of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis — a conflict that has gripped the country's two English-speaking regions for nearly a decade. 🎥 Watch the full documentary 'The Land That Bleeds', here: https://youtu.be/5POaGNE5NYQ | BBC News Africa
150.2K views11 months ago
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Retirement Hell - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
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Retirement Hell - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
742.5K viewsMay 3, 2021
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Last year BBC Africa Eye reported on Anas Aremeyaw Anas's investigation into football corruption. One year later, the team follows up on what happened since the film was aired. | BBC News Africa
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Last year BBC Africa Eye reported on Anas Aremeyaw Anas's investigation into football corruption. One year later, the team follows up on what happened since the film was aired. | BBC News Africa
81.8K viewsJul 8, 2019
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At around 10pm every night, a mysterious figure visits Maragaret's house. Their goal? To terrify Margaret and her children... BBC Africa Eye sent reporter Tom Odula to investigate a curious folklore that's existed for generations amongst the Luo people of East Africa. | BBC News Africa
6.5M viewsMay 7, 2019
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Betrayed: Elderly care exposed - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
441.7K viewsAug 6, 2023
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#BBCAfricaEye looks behind the portrayal of Dubai on social media, revealing a dark side for some women who live there. 🎥 Watch the full documentary "Death in Dubai" here: https://youtu.be/OboT09uRw6M | BBC News Africa
352.2K views8 months ago
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The Night They Came for Our Children - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
330.2K viewsJul 9, 2023
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Inside Nigeria's Kidnap Crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
2.7M viewsJul 1, 2019
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Sex for Grades: undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
12.4M viewsOct 7, 2019
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The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
3.5M viewsNov 16, 2020
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State of Fear: Inside Tanzania’s Enforced Disappearances - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
531.9K views3 months ago
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Alongside the vast gold fields of Ghana are thousands of illegal mines or galamsey, where unskilled miners dream of hitting the big time. These mines rely mainly on children who abandon an education to try and support their families. Galamsey is a dangerous game – can anyone get rich quick? BBC Africa Eye investigates. | BBC News Africa
435.4K viewsApr 20, 2020
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#BBCAfricaEye has gained unprecedented access to the migrants prepared to take the dangerous crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands - now one of the main gateways to Europe, after stricter security measures were introduced on the Mediterranean Sea. In an exclusive interview with the BBC World Service, the Canary Islands' President says the Atlantic route is fast becoming the world’s deadliest and described it as a "bloodbath". 🎞️ Watch the documentary 'Dark Waters' here: https://bb
3.6K viewsOct 14, 2024
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BBC Africa Eye investigates how a Chinese video-making industry exploits African children | BBC News Africa
1.1M viewsJun 17, 2022
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Kenya's Hidden Epidemic - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
1.7M viewsJan 24, 2022
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Inside Darfur: The Siege of El Fasher - BBC Africa Eye | BBC Eye Investigations
57.8K viewsApr 15, 2025
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Uganda’s Stolen Innocence - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
312.9K viewsApr 16, 2023
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The Land That Bleeds: Inside Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
346.4K views11 months ago
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Earlier this year, a horrific al-Shabab attack on a hotel in the peaceful city of Kismayo left 26 people dead and the fragile hope of security in the region shattered. Jamal Osman journeys around parts of Jubbaland, where he meets an army unit made up of former al-Shabab members. Subscribe now to watch the full BBC Africa Eye documentary ⬇ https://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica | BBC News Africa
10.1K viewsNov 29, 2019
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Blood Parliament - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
8.3M viewsApr 27, 2025
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A City Held Hostage: Johannesburg - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
779.4K views6 months ago
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Our Land, Our Life - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
268.5K viewsJan 20, 2025
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Trapped in Oman - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
1.7M viewsMar 18, 2024
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Money Rituals: Africa’s Deadliest Taboo - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
1.3M views5 months ago
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Lagos Inferno: The explosion that rocked Nigeria - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
611.8K viewsSep 20, 2020
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