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Two tropical storms are expected to hit East Africa late on Thursday and Friday, in areas which have already been affected by heavy rain. A weather phenomenon on the Indian Ocean has led to downpours across the region with rivers swollen and some areas experiencing floods and others landslides. The extreme weather has affected millions […]

In Burkina Faso, nearly half a million people have been internally displaced due to conflict. Deaths due to the armed conflict have risen six fold from 306 in 2018 to over 1,800 between January and June in 2019. Djibril, not his real name, told the BBC that seven of his family members were unlawfully killed

At last year’s United Nations climate change talks, not many people knew who Greta Thunberg was. But in the last 12 months, her school strikes have inspired millions to do the same and to call for more action on climate change. Now the teenager is back, for this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) in

Actress Jane Fonda suggested that fossil fuel companies be held accountable “like at Nuremberg.” The actress has been arrested several times for civil disobedience while protesting in Washington DC, where she has relocated to. She participates in weekly demonstrations which began in October. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, the 81-year-old spoke about her own

Australian police searching for the final member of a group who became stranded in the outback more than two weeks ago have found a body. The body has not been identified but it is believed to be Claire Hockridge. Ms Hockridge, 46, had been travelling with two others when their car got stuck in a

Dambe is traditionally practised by Hausa butchers in West Africa, but its popularity has grown recently thanks to its success on YouTube. The combat sport involves fighters wrapping their punching hand in rope, and attempting to knock down their opponent. Videos of it posted online have garnered millions of views. BBC Sport Africa went to

Women arriving in New Zealand as refugees can often find themselves isolated, perhaps with limited language skills, a family to care for and sometimes living in housing a long way away from facilities. One charity in Wellington has found an enterprising way to tackle that isolation, by teaching women to ride a bike. With their

A Norwegian pensioner convicted of spying in Moscow says he was wrong to trust an intelligence officer who recruited him to pass on payment for secrets about Russia’s atomic submarine fleet. Frode Berg has just returned home after complex negotiations led him being included in a spy swap between Russia and Lithuania. His arrest and

Almost 200 countries are meeting in Madrid to discuss what they’re doing to tackle climate change. The 25th annual Conference of the Parties (COP 25) is a key moment for the world to come together and explore how they’ll reduce rising temperatures. So what can we expect from it? BBC Minute’s Shivani Dave explains. To

Jaskanwal Singh lives in Toronto, and got badly bullied at school for his turban. To stop the bullying and become more popular he decided to stop wearing a turban. He also felt girls would find him more attractive if he cut his hair. For 19 years he didn’t wear a turban and while he became