Africa Eye

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2 Episodes

Kush into the Mad World

Season 1 • Episode 66 • 27m • PG

Kush - a cheap, new, illegal drug high is taking the youth of Sierra Leone to a dark place. Africa Eye reporter, Tyson Conteh, investigates the drug and asks whether Sierra Leone can stop the march of this dangerously addictive high?

Kenya's Killer Roads

Season 1 • Episode 68 • 28m • PG

Have the Kenyan roads become death traps? The death toll on the roads has risen more than twenty percent in the past few years. The Kenyan Government blame drunk driving, overloading, and speeding. Is corruption also a factor?

15 Episodes

Racism for Sale

Season 2 • Episode 2 • 50m • G

The phrase, 'I am a black monster, and my IQ is low' is repeated in Chinese by African children in a video circulated online. They don't understand what they are saying, and the clip sparked outrage. But the crucial question remains; Who made it and why?

Forced to beg: Tanzania's Trafficked Kids

Season 2 • Episode 3 • 47m • G

Impoverished families in Tanzania are being tricked into giving up their disabled children by human traffickers. Promised a better life, the children are instead forced to beg, often for years. Africa Eye goes undercover to expose the traffickers.

The Bandit warlords of Zamfara

Season 2 • Episode 4 • 50m • G

In Nigeria, violent gangs raid villages, abduct children, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what's their goal? BBC's Africa Eye takes us into the heart of the crisis and brings us face to face with the most feared bandit leaders.

In Search Of My Father

Season 2 • Episode 5 • 27m • G

Africa Eye follows the personal journey of Kenyan reporter Namukabo Werungah, who has never known her father. With her wedding approaching, she has decided to search for him. Will she succeed and if she does, will he want her in his life?

Death on the Border

Season 2 • Episode 6 • 28m • G

In June 2022, shocking videos circulated online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. Twenty-four people died. Africa Eye pieced together an investigation into the tragedy to ask the question – was it preventable?

Seychelles, Heroin and Me

Season 2 • Episode 12 • 48m • G

The Seychelles is known as a paradise with a multi-million-dollar tourist industry. Based on population, Seychelles has the biggest heroin problem in the world. Now free of heroin, Joseph Fady Banane investigates the epidemic that lies behind the luxury.

For the Love of Fatmata

Season 2 • Episode 14 • 50m • G

In Sierra Leone, FGM – female genital mutilation – is something that most women have experienced. BBC reporter, Tyson Conteh, believes his girlfriend died after undergoing FGM. He investigates if her death was covered up to protect the age-old practice.

Betrayed: Elderly Care Exposed

Season 2 • Episode 20 • 26m • G

Original untold stories from Africa. The BBC and the continents leading investigative journalists ensure nothing stays hidden forever. Africa Eye features high-impact documentaries and compelling personalities in dynamic situations.

Fear and Loathing in South Africa

Season 2 • Episode 21 • 51m • G

BBC Africa Eye investigates the rise of xenophobia in South Africa and the violent targeting of migrants.

Taught to Fear

Season 2 • Episode 24 • 27m • G

Corporal punishment in Kenyan schools has been banned for over twenty years. Yet teachers are beating their students daily and the consequences can be fatal. BBC Africa Eye's Tom Odula goes on a journey to investigate.

Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Part 1 of 3

Season 2 • Episode 26 • 52m • G

Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Part 2 of 3

Season 2 • Episode 27 • 51m • G

Nigerian super pastor TB Joshua explodes onto the global stage with Emmanuel TV, one of the world's most popular Christian channels. Behind closed doors, life is hard for his teenage 'disciples'; they are dedicated to him and must obey his every command.

Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua Part 3 of 3

Season 2 • Episode 28 • 51m • G

Africa Eye

Season 2 • Episode 29 • 51m • G

Trapped in Oman

Season 2 • Episode 31 • 47m • PG

BBC Africa Eye investigates the trafficking of Malawian women into a life of servitude as domestic workers in Oman, and follows a network of women who, working across three continents, are fighting to bring them home against often impossible odds.

5 Episodes

Crime and Punishment in South Africa

Season 3 • Episode 2 • 51m • PG

South Africa's murder rate is at a twenty-year high – one of the highest in the world. There were more than twenty-seven thousand murders last year. With trust in the police falling, Ayanda Charlie meets the frontline communities fighting back.

Dark Waters: Deadliest Migration Route

Season 3 • Episode 10 • 52m • PG-13

BBC Africa Eye investigates one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world.

The Homecoming

Season 3 • Episode 11 • 47m • PG-13

Amid a backdrop of rising nationalism, police violence, and social tensions in France, some young French people of African descent are returning to the continent their parents left in search of a better life.