Cecilia Macaulay

London

Broadcast Journalist at BBC News Africa

Broadcast Journalist at BBC

Journalist @bbcnews | formerly @Bloombergtv | @columbia and @kingscollegelon alum

Articles

Niger's military leaders free ministers, but not ousted President Mohamed Bazoum

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Thomas Naadi |Cecilia Macaulay

Niger's military leaders free ministers, but not ousted presidentThomas Naadi & Cecilia MacaulayAFPGen Abdourahamane Tchiani seized power in 2023Niger's military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023. Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers, convicted or accused of plotting previous coups.
Rethink beauty to transform your garden and life

1 month ago | read.livingnow.com.au | Cecilia Macaulay

Rethink beauty to transform your garden and lifeImage: Artem Beliaikin | UnsplashStare deeply into beauty, and you will see it exists to enliven and protect. It loves to be copied, to get into the patterns of how you live your life. I want permaculture to spread to the mainstream; enriching others’ lives like it enriches mine. If you design beauty into your garden, people won’t resist; they will want one too.
Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for corrupting morals - BBC

Aug 15, 2023 | 1africafocus.com | Cecilia Macaulay

By Cecilia MacaulayBBC NewsAlgeria has banned the popular Barbie film three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation. The culture ministry has asked cinemas to withdraw the Hollywood blockbuster immediately. The movie promoted homosexuality and did not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs, an official source told the Reuters news agency. Cinemas in the cities of Algiers, Oran and Constantine have been packed, according to 24H Algérie news website.
Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for corrupting morals

Aug 15, 2023 | bbc.com | Cecilia Macaulay

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Algerian officials are worried that the film, which features an A-list cast including Margot Robbie as Barbie, will damage moralsAlgeria has banned the popular Barbie film three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation. The culture ministry has asked cinemas to withdraw the Hollywood blockbuster immediately.
South Africa manhunt after shooting linked to ID

Aug 12, 2023 | msn.com | Cecilia Macaulay

KAHULUI - A terrifying wildfire that left a historic Hawaiian town in charred ruins has killed at least 55 people, authorities said Thursday, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history. Brushfires on the west coast of Hawaii's Maui island fuelled by high winds from a nearby hurricane broke out Tuesday and rapidly engulfed the seaside town of Lahaina.
South Africa mass shooting: Manhunt launched in KwaZulu-Natal - BBC

Aug 12, 2023 | 1africafocus.com | Cecilia Macaulay

By Cecilia MacaulayBBC NewsA massive manhunt has been launched in South Africa after a mass shooting in which six people died, police say. Four suspects allegedly shot the victims in Umzali, KwaZulu-Natal, before midnight on Friday, initial information suggests. One of the suspects believed that one of the victims had his ID, dropped accidentally during a previous murder he was wanted for. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
South Africa manhunt after shooting linked to ID

Aug 12, 2023 | msn.com | Cecilia Macaulay

A massive manhunt has been launched in South Africa after a mass shooting in which six people died, police say. Four suspects allegedly shot the victims in Umzali, KwaZulu-Natal, before midnight on Friday, initial information suggests. One of the suspects believed that one of the victims had his ID, dropped accidentally during a previous murder he was wanted for. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
South Africa mass shooting: Manhunt launched in KwaZulu-Natal

Aug 12, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Cecilia Macaulay

Read full articlePolice wants anyone who has information to come forwardA massive manhunt has been launched in South Africa after a mass shooting in which six people died, police say. Four suspects allegedly shot the victims in Umzali, KwaZulu-Natal, before midnight on Friday, initial information suggests. One of the suspects believed that one of the victims had his ID, dropped accidentally during a previous murder he was wanted for. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Africa Live: Millions of dollars plus guns seized in Zambia

Aug 2, 2023 | bbc.com | Cecilia Macaulay |Sierra Leone |Mohamed Fajah Barrie |Caroline Lowbridge

The Ugandan agency in charge of issuing national identitycards on Monday cancelled more than 7,680 fraudulent applications by foreigners posing asUgandans. It comes a week after Uganda’s citizenship andimmigration control agency, DCIC, announced that it had confiscated 10,000 IDsthat had been fraudulently acquired by foreigners.
US offers ‘unflagging support’s to ousted Niger leader

Jul 28, 2023 | zambia24.com | Tchima Illa Issoufou |Cecilia Macaulay

By Tchima Illa Issoufou & Cecilia MacaulayBBC News, Niamey & LondonThe US has offered its “unflagging support” to Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. Mr Bazoum was removed in a coup this week led by Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani, head of the presidential guards unit. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned those detaining Mr Bazoum that “hundreds of millions of dollars of assistance” was at risk. Gen Tchiani had earlier declared himself the country’s new leader.