Elijah Kanyi & Tamasin Ford

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The ex-con, illegal guns and the fear of Kenya’s police

As Kenya struggles with rising violent crime, BBC Africa Eye follows one…

Elijah Kanyi & Tamasin Ford Elijah Kanyi & Tamasin Ford

Former refugee is Northern Ireland’s first black mayor

Lilian Seenoi-Barr has made history after becoming Northern Ireland’s first black mayor,…

Elaine McGee and Mike McBride Elaine McGee and Mike McBride

The ‘magnetic’ Malawi vice-president who inspired hope

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima died at the age of 51 after a…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

The Paralympic table tennis love story

Paris is renowned for its association with love and romance, having inspired…

Emmanuel Akindubuwa Emmanuel Akindubuwa

The Malawi music icon who became a ‘soldier for the poor’

As a child, Lucius Chiccio Banda had little interest in music -…

Peter Jegwa Peter Jegwa

Top designer vows to regrow dreadlocks cut after Uganda arrest

A prominent Ugandan fashion designer whose dreadlocks were cut off after he…

How a Kenyan farmer became a champion of climate change denial

Climate change deniers have found a new champion in Kenyan farmer Jusper…

Marco Silva Marco Silva

Tiwa Savage: I always wanted to be an actor

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage is known as the "Queen of Afrobeats" but…

How islanders are saving their Indian Ocean coral reef

Looking out now over the Indian Ocean from Mnemba Island, it is…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck

The three-way international tussle for Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal's peformance at the ongoing European Championships is set to boost…

Piers Edwards Piers Edwards