Usman Dan Fodio is considered a saint in Nigeria and all over west Africa. This learned Fulani established the Sokoto califate, the biggest in Africa, in the 19th century. Today, his legacy is contested. The fourth part of our special report on Fulani nomads

Renowned indigenous permaculturalist, Mr. Zephaniah Phiri from Zvishavane, describes the lack of rainfall in the semi-arid natural region four in Zimbabwe and the good results he's had with his water harvesting pits that gather and infiltrate what falls in the few major storms they receive. Mixing his humourous style with penetrating questions, and an eye on the practical, Mr. Phiri is still inspiring innovation in the land after more than fifty years of prayer, protest, experimentation and teaching; he is the vision behind a lot of the innovation occuring in Mazvihwa. With cameo appearances by Patrick Holden and Brock Dolman.

For more information on this interview go to http://www.muonde.org

For the blog entry go to: http://www.muonde.org/2013/07/09/renowned-indigenous-permaculturalist-mr-zephaniah-phiri-from-zvishavane-describes-the-lack-of-rainfall-in-the-semi-arid-natural-region-four-in-zimbabwe/

In Marsabit County, Northern Kenya, Caritas Switzerland has, together with communities, constructed three rock catchment systems. In this region, there are no permanent rivers and the dry seasons can get severe. Moreover, not all groundwater sources are suitable for human consumption and people often rely on scarce and mostly unprotected water sources. Only about 35% of the population have access to safe water.
The rock catchments collect rainwater from large bare rock surfaces before it gets channelled to storage tanks. The three systems serve 3,500 people and can store a total of 2.34 million litres of water per rainy season. This covers for approximately three months of human water consumption.

More information: https://www.caritas.ch/en/what....-we-do/worldwide/cou
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December 1960.

Footage of deposed Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba after his arrest by troops loyal to Colonel Joseph Desire Mobutu.

Lumumba would later be executed by a Belgian commanded firing squad.

Source of footage: Framepool.

On February 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. Watch the in-depth reporting from CBC News: The National on that historic day.


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The Maasai are a tribe living along the Rift Valley near the Kenya-Tanzania border. Their concept of wealth is based on the amount of cattle, women and children a man possess. Women own nothing and have to attach themselves to a man for survival.

The documentary series “Disappearing World” was originally broadcasted between 1970-1975.
As an anthropological landmark of its time, the series tells the story of traditional communities endangered by the modern world’s progressions.
The series stands as a historical document of daily life in remote and threatened societies, such as the Cuiva, Embera and Panare Indians of Colombia, the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara, the Kurdish Dervishes, and the Meo of China.

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What Price Bride Price?

Bride Price or lobola is both a cherished but highly controversial culture practised throughout Africa. It is the price paid in cows or money by the groom to the parents of the bride.

This inspirational documentary tackles important side effects of bride wealth, namely child marriages, domestic violence and poverty. It features a cross-section of survivors of domestic violence, judges, community leaders, policy makers and rights activists.

The makers believe there are various aspects of the practice of bride price that violate the Constitution of Uganda as well as binding International Human Rights laws.

We take the viewer into the lives of ordinary Ugandans as they share their experience on dowry.

This enlightening documentary also provides a wealth of information on the practice of Bride Price in different cultures in Uganda.



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For more information contact:
mifumi@mifumi.org
Website: www.mifumi.org


Notes for Journalists / Editors
MIFUMI Brief Organizational Profile
MIFUMI is a developmental NGO and women's rights organization. The organization has worked for over ten years to reduce the burden of poverty; addressing issues that hinder development by initiating developmental projects. MIFUMI particularly protects women and children experiencing domestic violence and bride price related violations.

MIFUMI's position on various issues around the practice of bride price is as follows:
1. Bride price should not form an essential ingredient of marriage, it should be non-obligatory
2. Bride price should not be refunded when a relationship breaks down. In 2015, MIFUMI's appeal case in the Supreme Court finally bore fruits; the demand for refund of bride price upon dissolution of a customary marriage was declared unconstitutional thus putting an end to a practice that tied women in loveless and violent unions.
3. At the death of a woman, before the payment/completed payment of bride price, burial should not be prevented and bride price should not be demanded. (MIFUMI has successfully embedded this into the Tororo district level policy through the Bridal Gifts Ordinance)

BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria, which leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, yet grants some politicians inflated retirement packages.

Reporter Yemisi Adegoke travels to Cross River State to meet ‘Ghost Pensioners’ – elderly people whom the state declared dead and deprived of their pensions. Some of whom are forced to rely on financial support from their relatives and are subjected to dehumanising treatment from the state officials for petitioning for their pensions to be reinstated.

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UPDATE: A few days after this investigation went out, pensioner Efika Cletus Lafin sadly died, according to residents in his village.

His pension payments had not been resumed. Read more: bbc.in/3nV4KHV
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Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.

If you liked this investigation, you may also like "The Bullet and the Virus: Police brutality in Kenya's battle against coronavirus":
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You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qg

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Credit list:

Reporter - Yemisi Adegoke
Filmed, Produced and Directed By – Katie Mark
Executive Producer – Shabnam Grewal
Assistant Producer – Obaji Akpet
Film Editor – Amanda Gunn
Researchers – Senami Kojah, Archibong Bassey
Investigative Consultant – Adejuwon Soyinka
Additional Camera –Karim Shah, Joshua Ajayi, Ayo Bello
Dubbing Mixer – Jez Spencer
Colourist – Boyd Nagle
Online Editor – Chris Stott
Digital Producer – Suzanne Vanhooymissen
News and Impact Producer - Alice Muthengi
Social Media Producer – Anusha Kumar
Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton
Digital Technician – Nazir Corriette
Production Co-Ordinator – Maxwell Murrain
Production Managers - Emma Hill, Simon Frost
Africa Eye Editor – Marc Perkins
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This super-rare conversation between The GOAT and Irish broadcaster Cathal O'Sannon is the hands down the most insightful and reflective I have ever seen with the Champ. And it has never been broadcast on American TV. Originally shared on the RTE Television Archive website. I do not own the rights.

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