Africa Eye - Season 2 / Year 2019
Season 2 / Year 2019
Episodes
Saving Jesus From Nyaope
A heroin-based drug cocktail called nyaope is destroying young lives in South Africa's townships. Our reporter Golden Mtika finds an old family friend, Jesus, addicted to the drug and scavenging in an open sewer. While Jesus goes into rehab, Golden goes in search of the dealers who bribe the police and push the drug. But will Jesus get clean?
The Sex Slaves of Al Shabaab
For six years the Kenyan army has been fighting the Somali Islamist militants Al Shabaab. As part of an exclusive investigation, the BBC has discovered that Kenyan women are being abducted and trafficked as sex slaves to Al Shabaab camps.
Anne Soy meets women who have managed to escape from the camps, and an Al Shabaab insider who reveals for the first time how vulnerable women are captured and imprisoned.
Sweet Sweet Codeine
In Nigeria, thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that's become a street drug.
The Nigerian senate estimates that 3 million bottles of codeine syrup are drunk every day in just two states – Kano and Jigawa.
But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria's students?
Standing Among the Living: One Man's Journey Through the Ebola Crisis
Sudan's Secret Hit Squads Used to Attack Protests
On the Front Line of Nigeria's Energy Crisis
Russia's Madagascar Election Gamble
Meet the Night Runners
The people of rural Kenya have spoken of the night runners for generations. They're said to be villagers possessed by a demonic spirit which compels them to scare and terrorise their neighbours at night.
But no one really knows who the night runners are or what motivates them. For BBC Africa Eye, reporter Tom Odula investigates the enigma of the night runners, shining fresh light on the reality behind the myths, and revealing exclusive footage of night runners in action. Please be aware that there are disturbing images in this piece.
Stealing from the Sick
Everyone in Uganda is entitled to free medicine to combat killer diseases like malaria. Despite Government efforts to improve access to essential medicines, a significant number of people have to use private facilities because of frequent stockouts.
BBC Africa Eye headed undercover to expose one of the reasons why there is shortage of life saving drugs – medicine theft by medical professionals.
Bringing Down Jammeh
In 2016 Gambians showed the world the power of democracy when they removed President Yahya Jammeh through the ballot box. Now there are concerns the new President Adama Barrow may also try and cling to power.
Gamblers Like Me: The Dark Side of Sports Betting
Sports Betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight? Do the punters really understand the odds they're up against? And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game?
BBC Africa Eye follows one young football fan on a journey across Uganda, to find out what happens when global companies target some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on the continent.
Sex for Grades: Undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities
After gathering dozens of testimonies, Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside two West African universities to capture footage of sexual harassment.
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