The African ‘poverty safari’ on wheels

An immersive experience intended to show UK citizens “the sights, sounds and smells of a developing country” has come in for criticism, with one politician labelling the charity initiative a “poverty safari”. As an African who grew up in Europe, the kind of poverty I am aware of is mainly the Western kind: council flats, […]

Kenya’s violent rehab: What happened next?

Last year BBC Africa Eye released an undercover investigation into unlicensed rehabilitation centres in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The documentary exposed a form of religious healing, popular among Somali Muslims, that was violently out of control. The team went back to find out what happened since the film was aired. Kenya’s violent rehab: What happened next?

The African ‘poverty safari’ on wheels

An immersive experience intended to show UK citizens “the sights, sounds and smells of a developing country” has come in for criticism, with one politician labelling the charity initiative a “poverty safari”. As an African who grew up in Europe, the kind of poverty I am aware of is mainly the Western kind: council flats, […]

Kenya’s violent rehab: What happened next?

Last year BBC Africa Eye released an undercover investigation into unlicensed rehabilitation centres in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The documentary exposed a form of religious healing, popular among Somali Muslims, that was violently out of control. The team went back to find out what happened since the film was aired. Kenya’s violent rehab: What happened next?

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

Image copyright AFP Image caption They’ve met before but never in North Korea itself China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005. The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled […]