Stories from Sudan Lifeline radio
BBC Arabic’s Mays Baki and Zeinab Dabaa share stories from Sudan Lifeline, from the tribal violence in West Darfur, to offers of help and songs of hope.
It's three months since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, and since the launch of BBC Arabic's Sudan Lifeline radio service. We hear from Mays Baki in London and Zeinab Dabaa in Cairo about the scope of their work and stories they have been covering, from the barber offering free haircuts in Khartoum to the tragic killing of the governor of West Darfur.
Eritrea’s cycling star Biniam Girmay
Biniam Girmay is attracting world attention as the only black African cyclist competing in this year’s Tour de France. He’s seen as one of the finest talents in the sport, and is a hero at home and across Africa. Fellow Eritrean Habtom Weldeyowhannes from BBC Tigrinya has been following his rise to fame.
The Taliban closes beauty salons in Afghanistan
Following the Taliban decision to close all hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan, Shekiba Habib of BBC Pashto and Aaliya Farzan of BBC Dari discuss this latest restriction in the lives of women, and share memories of Afghan beauty.
(Photo: Sudanese man listening to radio. Credit: Ebrahim Hamid/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Fri 21 Jul 202311:06GMTBBC World Service
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