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May 1 • 3 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
A painful path to womanhood, but an ancient rite of passage.

Female Genital Mutilation is a practice ingrained in #SierraLeone’s secret Bondo culture.

Tyson Conteh believes his girlfriend died as a result of #FGM in 2016.

Was her death covered up? #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
📽️ Watch "FGM: For the Love of Fatmata", the full documentary, here: 

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🇸🇱 #SierraLeone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (#FGM) in Africa - which can sometimes end in tragedy.

#BBCAfricaEye hears from one man who believes his girlfriend died after having her genitalia cut.

Read more here ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

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May 2
🎉 Exciting news 🎉

We're delighted to announce that the talented @WaihigaMwaura will be presenting Focus on Africa TV from Nairobi. He's a respected journalist and a former winner of the prestigious BBC News Komla Dumor award. We're thrilled he's joining our team ❤️ Image
Full statement from @bbcpress on @WaihigaMwaura's appointment:

"We are very pleased to welcome Waihiga Mwaura as the new presenter for Focus on Africa TV. His talent, engaging story-telling, and on-screen presence makes him a great choice for the BBC award-winning show...
@bbcpress @WaihigaMwaura "A former Komla Dumor award winner and well-respected journalist, Waihiga’s career over the years showcases his dedication to reporting on important news stories for audiences across Africa...
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Mar 23
Why a senior wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife, and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot in the UK 🧵👇🏿 Image
In June 2022, a former Nigerian senator, his wife and an associate appeared in a court in London.

Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu and Dr Obinna Opeta were all charged with conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney.

They denied the charges.
The couple and the doctor were accused of bringing over a 21-year-old street trader from Lagos to London for an £80,000 ($98,400) private transplant at the Royal Free Hospital.

The organ was to be for the couple’s daughter, Sonia, 25, who has a kidney disease.
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Mar 22
A major UN conference on water is taking place in New York for first the time in nearly half-a-century.

Today is #WorldWaterDay2023; this year’s theme is “accelerating change” to solve the water and sanitation crisis. #UNWaterConference2023

Here's what you need to know👇
But the UN say that despite progress we are “seriously off-track” to meet this goal. #unwaterconference2023
To achieve the UN’s goals, the rate of progress in Africa will need to increase dramatically. #WaterAction

Here’s by how much 👇
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Mar 22
THREAD 🧵

A bill passed by Uganda's parliament that would criminalise gay people has sparked fear among the LGBT community.

President Museveni might not sign it into law for weeks because of last minute changes, but what does Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality bill actually say?
Elements of the bill discussed in parliament include:

- A person who is convicted of grooming or trafficking children to engage them in homosexual activities faces life in prison.

- Individuals and institutions which support or fund LGBT rights activities also face prosecution.
Details of the final bill are currently unknown as there were some changes to the original draft. The @DailyMonitor reported that MP Sarah Opendi proposed an amendment that suggested ‘life imprisonment is not adequate’.

Read 8 tweets
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Mar 21
Around 43,000 people may have died last year because of the drought in Somalia, according to the first official death toll released by the UN.

Half of the victims are thought to be children under five. Image
The UN warn the crisis is far from over and expect thousands more deaths in the next six months.

In 2011, a famine in Somalia killed over a quarter of a million people.
"We are racing against time to prevent deaths and save lives that are avoidable," said World Health Organization (WHO) representative Dr Mamunur Rahman Malik. Image
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Mar 21
🌍 The scientific body that advises the UN on rising temperatures has just released a new report described by U.N. Chief @antonioguterres as a “survival guide for humanity”.

It’s one of the most important reports on climate change in decades. 

But what’s in it?

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In a nutshell, the report says technology is providing solutions, but that the climate forecast is worsening.

The report is a vital summary of six key pieces of research completed over the past five years

Read ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
Governments had previously agreed to act to avoid a global temperature rise going above 1.5C. 

But the report makes it clear that the world has already warmed by 1.1C and now experts say that it is likely to breach 1.5C in the 2030s. Image
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