BBC World Service’s investigation unit, BBC Africa Eye, has uncovered evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches.
Category: Africa
New African Magazine Reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023
London, UK// — New African magazine (www.NewAfricanMagazine.com) released its annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023. The list celebrates the achievements and contributions of Africans from various fields and sectors, who have made a positive impact on the continent and the world.
Megachurch Leader TB Joshua Raped and Tortured Worshippers, BBC Finds
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC.
UN Relief Chief: 2024 Demands Swift Action to Stem Sudan’s Ruinous Conflict
United States of America// — Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian access is shrinking, and hope is dwindling. This cannot continue.
How Family Planning is Changing the lLves of Youth in Communities Caught in Attacks in Northern Mozambique
Lusaka, Zambia// — Early in the morning, queues begin to form outside Lichinga Health Centre as medical staff prepare to treat patients, while nearby, mentors encourage people to test for HIV and learn about family planning methods. Their combined efforts to provide these health services in Niassa province in northwest Mozambique hold particular significance.
Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile: Africans Back Gender Equality, But Gaps Persist
Most Africans express support for gender equality in politics, land ownership, and hiring, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows.
WFP Warns of Major Setback to Aid Efforts as Fighting Spreads in Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan// — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to temporarily suspend food assistance in some parts of Gezira State, as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan’s capital Khartoum.
Senegal Court Orders Opposition Leader Sonko to be Reinstated on Electoral List
A court in Senegal has ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral register, paving the way for him to run in February’s presidential election.
Amid Rising Corruption: Most Africans Say They Risk Retaliation If They Speak Up-Afrobarometer
Accra, Ghana// — A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is failing in its efforts to fight it, and that ordinary citizens risk retaliation if they report corruption to the authorities, Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) latest Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/41k8N4i) reveals.
Nat Geo: “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” To Premiere On GOtv
In Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, music star, activist and opposition leader Bobi Wine, together with his wife Barbie, rallied his people in a dangerous fight for freedom from President Museveni’s oppressive 35-year regime.