Aliou Sall, Senegal president’s brother, resigns post amid corruption claim

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aliou Sall has denied any wrongdoing The brother of Senegal’s president has resigned as head of a state-run savings fund after the BBC named him in a report over alleged corruption. The report alleged that Aliou Sall was secretly paid $250,000 (£196,300) in 2014 by a gas company that sold […]

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed weeps for general killed in ‘coup bid’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The memorial was held under tight security in Addis Ababa Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been seen weeping at a memorial for the army chief of staff who was shot dead in an alleged coup attempt on Saturday. Gen Seare Mekonnen was reportedly assassinated by his bodyguard as […]

Aliou Sall, Senegal president’s brother, resigns post amid corruption claim

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aliou Sall has denied any wrongdoing The brother of Senegal’s president has resigned as head of a state-run savings fund after the BBC named him in a report over alleged corruption. The report alleged that Aliou Sall was secretly paid $250,000 (£196,300) in 2014 by a gas company that sold […]

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed weeps for general killed in ‘coup bid’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The memorial was held under tight security in Addis Ababa Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been seen weeping at a memorial for the army chief of staff who was shot dead in an alleged coup attempt on Saturday. Gen Seare Mekonnen was reportedly assassinated by his bodyguard as […]

Aliou Sall, Senegal president’s brother, resigns post amid corruption claim

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aliou Sall has denied any wrongdoing The brother of Senegal’s president has resigned as head of a state-run savings fund after the BBC named him in a report over alleged corruption. The report alleged that Aliou Sall was secretly paid $250,000 (£196,300) in 2014 by a gas company that sold […]

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You see the faces of our ancestors’

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, a Ghanaian sculptor, is using his skills to create the Ancestor Project – portraits of Africans who were imprisoned, kidnapped or coerced into slavery. Using the ancient Akan tradition of creating portraits of the dead, Kwame wants to show people how great their community was before slavery. Producer: Sulley Lansah Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You […]

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You see the faces of our ancestors’

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, a Ghanaian sculptor, is using his skills to create the Ancestor Project – portraits of Africans who were imprisoned, kidnapped or coerced into slavery. Using the ancient Akan tradition of creating portraits of the dead, Kwame wants to show people how great their community was before slavery. Producer: Sulley Lansah Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You […]

Ethiopia mourns top general killed ‘in Amhara coup attempt’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The memorial was held under tight security in Addis Ababa Ethiopia has held a memorial for the army chief of staff, Gen Seare Mekonnen, who was shot dead in an alleged coup attempt on Saturday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was pictured weeping at the ceremony in Addis Ababa to […]

Aliou Sall, Senegal president’s brother, resigns post amid corruption claim

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aliou Sall has denied any wrongdoing The brother of Senegal’s president has resigned as head of a state-run savings fund after the BBC named him in a report over alleged corruption. The report alleged that Aliou Sall was secretly paid $250,000 (£196,300) in 2014 by a gas company that sold […]

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You see the faces of our ancestors’

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, a Ghanaian sculptor, is using his skills to create the Ancestor Project – portraits of Africans who were imprisoned, kidnapped or coerced into slavery. Using the ancient Akan tradition of creating portraits of the dead, Kwame wants to show people how great their community was before slavery. Producer: Sulley Lansah Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: ‘You […]