Wedaeli Chibelushi

Norwich

Digital Journalist at BBC News Africa

Articles

Cameroonian art curator aged 57 at height of career

3 days ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Paul Njie

Art curator Koyo Kouoh dies at height of careerWedaeli Chibelushi & Paul NjieBBC News, London & YaoundéPMC/Getty ImagesKoyo Kouoh has been described as "magnificently intelligent, endlessly energetic and formidably elegant"Koyo Kouoh, one of the art world's leading figures and a fierce advocate of African creatives, has died aged 57. A Cameroon-born curator, Kouoh had been at the height of her career.
Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is 'finally' coming to Lagos

5 days ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi

'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon The episode preview shows the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, navigating a Lagos marketplace "Whatever I was doing - maybe cleaning up or doing homework - when I heard the 'oooh-oooh-oooooh'," Adesoji Kukoyi says, mimicking the iconic Doctor Who theme tune, "I dropped everything and ran straight to the television." As a child growing up in 1980s Nigeria, Mr Kukoyi was...
'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi

"Whatever I was doing - maybe cleaning up or doing homework - when I heard the 'oooh-oooh-oooooh'," Adesoji Kukoyi says, mimicking the iconic Doctor Who theme tune, "I dropped everything and ran straight to the television."As a child growing up in 1980s Nigeria, Mr Kukoyi was infatuated with sci-fi sensation Doctor Who.
US may soon deport migrants to Libya - reports

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Wedaeli Chibelushi

Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Donald Trump promised voters "mass deportations"The US may soon start deporting migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on immigration, two US officials have told BBC partner CBS News. The officials, who requested anonymity, said the US military could fly migrants to the North African country as early as this week.
US may soon deport migrants to Libya - reports

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi

US may soon deport migrants to Libya - reportsWedaeli ChibelushiBloomberg via Getty ImagesDonald Trump promised voters "mass deportations"The US may soon start deporting migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on immigration, two US officials have told BBC partner CBS News. The officials, who requested anonymity, said the US military could fly migrants to the North African country as early as this week.
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Mayeni Jones

The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, in February last year. Appollis and Rhyn were also found guilty on Friday of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin.
Joshlin Smith's mother convicted of kidnapping daughter in South Africa

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Wedaeli Chibelushi

Image source, Executive Mayor Andrè Truter/ FacebookImage caption, Joshlin Smith has not been found more than a year after she went missingThe mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, in February last year.
South Africa sets up inquiry into sparse apartheid convictions

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi

South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutionsWedaeli ChibelushiGetty ImagesThe alleged killers of Fort Calata (second from right) and Matthew Goniwe (far right) have never been prosecutedSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes.
South Africa mystery after police officers found dead

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Pumza Fihlani

Mystery in South Africa after police officers found dead in riverWedaeli Chibelushi & Pumza FihlaniBBC News, London & JohannesburgSouth Africa Police ServiceConstable Boipelo Senoge was among the three officers whose bodies were found in the riverPolice in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers - who had been missing for six days - were found in a river.
Latey: Looking for Love

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Nyasha Michelle

Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred EthiopiaWedaeli Chibelushi & Nyasha MichelleD!nkTVThe finale of Latey: Looking for Love has been viewed more than 620,000 timesBoy meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Girl fends off love rivals and boy - finally - declares his affection for her.