Lucy Fleming

London

Reporter at BBC

One leg of the Africa desk at the BBC News website – all views my own. Tumblr: https://t.co/RcTnVobcsm Instagram: https://t.co/DqKhH3vpIm

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DR Congo ex-leader Joseph Kabila lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges

1 month ago | bbc.com | Emery Makumeno |Lucy Fleming

DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason chargesEmery Makumeno & Lucy FlemingBBC News, Kinshasa & LondonReutersJoseph Kabila rarely speaks to the media and has not made a formal speech to the nation for six yearsJoseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor - calling it a "dictatorship".
Somaliland hits out over Somalia's offer to Trump of Berbera airbase and port

Mar 29, 2025 | bbc.com | Andrew Ochieng |Lucy Fleming

Somaliland rejects Somalia offer of key port to USAndrew Ochieng & Lucy FlemingBBCBerbera occupies a strategic position on the Gulf of AdenSomalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in Berbera. The city lies on the strategic Gulf of Aden, on the northern coast of Somaliland.
Guinea ex-ruler Moussa Dadis Camara pardoned over stadium massacre

Mar 29, 2025 | bbc.com | Lucy Fleming

Guinea's ex-military ruler pardoned over stadium massacreAFPGuinea's ruling junta has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, less than a year into a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity linked to one of the country's worst massacres. A decree read on state TV said the pardon had been granted for health reasons. In 2009, troops under his command opened fire during a rally calling for a return to civilian rule, killing more than 150 people. Scores of women were also raped.
A UN rescue mission, a shoot-out and the injured helicopter pilot

Mar 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Anne Soy |Lucy Fleming

Helicopter pilot recounts flying under gunfire in daring rescue missionAnne Soy & Lucy FlemingBBC News, Nairobi & LondonUkrainian HelicoptersCaptain Serhiy Muzyka, who started his career in the Soviet army, never dreamt that his final deployment before heading into retirement after 43 years piloting helicopters would be play out like a Tom Cruise movie.
Sudan air strike causes 'horrific massacre' in a Darfur market

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anne Soy |Lucy Fleming

Sudan's military has been accused of carrying out an air strike on a marketplace in the western region of Darfur in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed. The Emergency Lawyers rights group described the bombing in Kabkabiya town on Monday, the weekly market day, as a "horrific massacre". Clashes have intensified in different parts of Sudan in recent weeks between the army and its former ally, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
‘I blame the Church for my brother’s death’ - Zimbabwe anger over child abuser

Nov 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shingai Nyoka |Lucy Fleming

The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned while swimming naked at a Christian holiday camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth blames the Church of England for his death. "The Church knew about the abuses that John Smyth was doing. They should have stopped him. Had they stopped him, I think my brother [Guide Nyachuru] would still be alive," Edith Nyachuru told the BBC.
Nigerian MP apologies after viral taxi slapping video

Oct 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lucy Fleming

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver who had come to deliver food to his house. “I sincerely apologise for my words and actions during this incident… As a public servant, I understand the weight of my role and how my words can impact others,” said the politician who was questioned by police over the incident on Sunday evening.
Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes

Oct 16, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Paul Njie |Lucy Fleming

Djibo Bakary, Niamey's first mayor, was a key figure in the fight for independence which happened in 1960 when Charles de Gaulle was France's president [AFP]Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power.
Big Sudan camp pushed into famine - experts

Aug 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lucy Fleming

Lucy Fleming - BBC NewsAugust 1, 2024 at 2:20 PM·5 min readThe civil war in Sudan has pushed a camp housing about 500,000 displaced people near the besieged Darfur city of el-Fasher into famine, an independent group of food security experts says. The 16-month conflict and restrictions on aid deliveries were to blame, the Famine Review Committee (FRC) concluded after looking at new data.
'Slave auction' pupils to face disciplinary in South Africa

Jul 31, 2024 | aol.com | Lucy Fleming |Natasha Booty

July 31, 2024 at 2:05 PMFootage of the mock slave auction has prompted the human rights commission to launch an investigation [Screengrab]Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a viral video in which black students are seen being auctioned off as slaves, the authorities in Cape Town have told the BBC. The footage, showing pupils in a cage while other students bid for them, caused outrage when it was shared on social media last Friday.