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LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba buried

Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, was smothered to death in a killing that caused outrage in his community.

Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, was smothered to death in a killing that caused outrage in his community. Our reporter is at the funeral, and we hear reaction from people there.

Also on the programme: We hear about the latest attack on a military base by Al Shabaab militants in Somalia. It happened a day after the jihadists lost a key port to government forces.

And new research shows China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years - the national birth rate has hit a record low. The BBC's China Media Analyst explains the data, and we also hear a conversation with women around the world who have chosen not to have children.

(A framed picture of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba at his funeral. Credit: BBC)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 17 Jan 202316:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Jan 202316:06GMT

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