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Water births at home are a rare occurrence in Kenya. However, Shiko Nguru and Rama Oluoch shared their birthing experience on YouTube and attracted a lot of attention as viewers marveled at how easy they made it seem. The couple explain how hypnobirthing classes helped them stay calm through the process, even when they had […]

This week saw a wave of looting and violence mostly targeting nationals of other African countries in South Africa. But some videos and images that have been shared on social media about the attacks are not all they seem. BBC Africa debunks some of the videos that went viral, which are old or even from

Luc Van Damme was only two years old when he was taken from his Rwandan mother in 1960 and sent to start a new life in Belgium. During the colonial period, the Belgian government separated mixed-race – or métis – children from their mothers so they could not be used as tools of revolt. Because

A ruthless gang that lured victims from Poland to the UK is believed to have enslaved around 300 vulnerable people. Members of the gang lured their victims to the West Midlands with false promises of free travel, accommodation and jobs paying £300 a week, but the slaves were held captive in squalid conditions, some having

Hong Kong’s chief executive has announced a series of measures in response to months of unrest in the region. The highly controversial extradition bill which triggered the protests is to be withdrawn. The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. Full withdrawal is one of five key

Before the outbreak of World War Two, thousands of mostly Jewish children were sent by their parents to the UK, fleeing the rise of the Nazis in Europe. Dame Stephanie Shirley was just five years old in 1939 when her mother put her and her elder sister on a Kindertransport train in Vienna bound for

An Australian man safely landed a light aircraft during his third ever flying lesson, after his instructor blacked out. In an audio recording from the cockpit, a member of air traffic control staff can be heard guiding Max Sylvester. He safely landed the Cessna plane at Jandakot Airport in Perth after circling for an hour.

School and university students have boycotted classes in Hong Kong as protests enter their 14th consecutive week. Organisers say 10,000 pupils from 200 secondary schools did not turn up for the first day for the new school year. It follows activists clashing with police early on Monday morning causing train disruption, while medical staff later

Footage has emerged from the Bahamas as it was battered by Hurricane Dorian, causing destruction to homes and flooding. It’s the most powerful storm to hit the country, and the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record. The hurricane, which is moving westwards, may also hit the US east coast, with several states declaring a state

It’s been a year since Brazil’s beloved National Museum was destroyed in a huge fire, believed to be caused by a faulty air conditioning unit. The museum had one of the most remarkable collections in the world – from prized prehistoric skeletons, recordings of extinct indigenous languages, to the throne of a slave King. Brazil’s