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Rob Wilson

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Journalist and audio producer @bbcworldservice Outlook, Lives Less Ordinary, Focus on Africa and The Comb. DMs open

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No, this is not your favourite juice - what you are seeing in the bottles are samples from various water bodies affected by the activities of ‘galamsey’, and guess what, this picture was taken in 2022. NO TO GALAMSEY! #JoySMS

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Very powerful and emotional memories from @nomsa_maseko 30 years on from the end of apartheid. But what does democracy mean to South Africans today? Listen to her podcast here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h…


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The PAC says it's unbelievable that the government has not compensated the victims of the Sharpeville massacre. It's been 64 years since the protests, that saw the apartheid government tighten its screws. #DStv403 #eNCA


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A story of humanity in the face of inhumanity. When domestic workers from Malawi find themselves trapped and abused in Oman, a network of women helps fight to bring them home. 🎧 Listen to The Documentary: Trapped in Oman bbc.in/3IMpNYp @BBCWorldService #BBCAfricaEye


You can also listen to this important investigation here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h…

🇲🇼 "This is modern slavery. We want our people back." #BBCAfricaEye investigates the trafficking of Malawian women to Oman - many of whom, enticed by offers of domestic work, find themselves trapped in servitude. 🎥 Watch "TRAPPED IN OMAN" here: youtu.be/fJTh4Gdn_B8



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Mamadou Barry couldn’t afford a plane ticket to enrol at his dream university – so he decided to cycle thousands of miles from Guinea to Egypt. All he had on him was a small bag of clothes, $55, and a handwritten map 📻 bbc.in/477ZMwn

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🥹 “The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision.” 🎙️ Honoured to be a guest on @bbcworldservice’s “Lives Less Ordinary” podcast. 🙏🏻 Thank you to presenter @IndiaRakusen and producer @wilsonrobj for the warm and therapeutic chat. 👇 Part 1 below. open.spotify.com/episode/7oaRcI…

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Chukwu Oba Kalu is trying to turn a teenage dream of playing the bagpipes into a national revival of the instrument in Nigeria Hear how 🎧 bbc.in/3NmHb80

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After years of reporting on carbon offsets, I got a tip on biodiversity offsets. The story took me to Guinea, where a World Bank Group-funded project left a trail of hunger, displaced families, decimated ecosystems and conditions ripe for infectious outbreaks. (📸@KFlynnNola) 1/

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Shamshu Deen has made a name for himself, helping hundreds of families from Trinidad trace their ancestral roots in India, and even reunite with distant relatives


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What happened after four farmers took on oil and gas titan Shell following an oil leak on their land in the Niger Delta. Many said the case was impossible to win. 👇 It would take 13 years to find out the result... bbc.in/41Z9u1M

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The countdown begins to my last time behind the 🎙 on #FocusonAfrica. This time next week I'll be facing my beautiful & brilliant sister @NishatL for the last time. Has been great to be in the studio with the new gen @iAmDanielDadzie @BBCAfrica #31years

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Joseph Mbilinyi pioneered Swahili rap in the early 1990s, rising to be one of Tanzania's biggest stars under the stage name Sugu. He spoke to @Mobeen_Azhar about his political career and being jailed for allegedly defaming the then president 👇 bbc.in/3UMGGaz


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Out today, my chat with the adorable ⁦@MichaelRosenYes⁩ ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ ❤️❤️❤️ Outlook, Michael Rosen’s stories for life: The happy, silly, and sad bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…


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PEAK RECORD Tanzania's @DjJoozey becomes world's 1st DJ to play on Africa's highest peak which is also the world's highest free-standing mountain, #Kilimanjaro. Sets record for playing a set selection at 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level.

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If you’ve been through a similar situation and have struggled to see posts like these taken down, DM me bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…


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