BBC,14 Other Media Organisations Banned In Ethiopia
Authorities in Ethiopia’s Somali region have banned 15 media practitioners working for foreign organisations – including the BBC’s and the Voice of America’s (VOA) Somali language services – that they…
End Of An Era: BBC Arabic Radio Goes Off Air After 85 Years
BBC Arabic Radio has gone off air since Friday after 85 years of broadcasting as part of a plan to cut costs and focus on digital programming. The corporation said…
African Journalists Invited To Apply For BBC News Komla Dumor Awards
The British broadcasting corporation is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, now in its eighth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited…
Former BBC Host Bill Turnbull Dies At 66
The presenter died peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, statement says…. The former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has died at the age of…
UK Leads In Use Of Language-Learning Apps
The popularity of language-learning apps has boomed around the world during the coronavirus lockdowns, and the UK has, somewhat surprisingly, led the way. For a country not renowned for its…
Half a million people flee dozens of wildfires in America
Authorities say more than half a million people in the US state of Oregon are fleeing deadly wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest. Fanned by unusually hot, dry winds, dozens…