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Jenna Abaakouk

London

Video Journalist at BBC World Service

French Riviera born, Thames Estuary raised 🌊 Journalist, BBC World Service.

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  • Dec 24, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jenna Abaakouk

    Dubbed Nigeria's viral ballet dancer, 13-year-old Anthony Madu's life has changed beyond recognition over the last three years after his dance moves and internet fame catapulted him from his modest home in Lagos to one of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools. It was his dance teacher who filmed the young boy in June 2020 as he practised pirouettes barefoot in the rain.

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RT @AJEnglish: A Palestinian boy mourns his father, who was killed in an Israeli bombing while trying to bring food to his family amid an a…

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RT @Channel4News: Israeli protesters have gathered near the border to block trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israel recently la…