Cecilia Macaulay

London

Broadcast Journalist at BBC News Africa

Broadcast Journalist at BBC

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

Articles

Dozens of white South Africans arrive in US under Trump refugee plan

2 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Nomia Iqbal |Cecilia Macaulay |Brandon Drenon

A group of 59 white South Africans has arrived in the US, where they are to be granted refugee status. President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country's Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victims of "racial discrimination". The South African government said the group were not suffering any such persecution that would merit refugee status. The Trump administration has halted all other refugee admissions, including for applicants from warzones.
South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees

5 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Mayeni Jones |Cecilia Macaulay

South Africa has criticised the US as reports emerge suggesting Washington could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week. A document seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS describes the potential resettlement as a “priority” for President Donald Trump’s government, however the timing has not been publicly confirmed by the White House.
Government hits out at Trump Afrikaner refugee plan

5 days ago | bbc.com | Mayeni Jones |Cecilia Macaulay

South Africa hits out at US Afrikaner refugee planMayeni Jones & Cecilia MacaulayBBC News, Johannesburg & LondonEPASome Afrikaners have come out in public to back the US president and his refugee planSouth Africa has criticised the US amid reports it could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week.
South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Mayeni Jones |Cecilia Macaulay

1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on …
South Africa will defend sovereignty, ANC chair says amid US tensions

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cecilia Macaulay

South Africa will defend sovereignty, ANC chair says amid US tensionsGetty ImagesGwede Mantashe is critical of South Africans who wish to "punish" the countryA senior figure from South Africa's ruling ANC party has defended his country's sovereignty amid growing tensions with the US over race relations and a new land law. "We are a free country, we're a sovereign country.
People eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cecilia Macaulay

Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warnsReutersDisplaced people have been trying to seek safety after the Zamzam camp was attackedSudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC. "The stories we've been hearing are truly horrific," Noah Taylor, the Norwegian Refugee Council's head of operations, told the BBC's Newsday programme.
Niger's military leaders free ministers, but not ousted President Mohamed Bazoum

1 month 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

2 months 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.