Anne Soy

Lead Presenter - Newsday @bbcworldservice | Board member @IPAEastAfrica | Journalism Trainer

[Anne Soy @annesoy]

My role as senior Africa correspondent and deputy editor ends today. It’s been an opportunity of a lifetime telling stories from across Africa on some of the biggest platforms globally and in the UK over the last 8 years.

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Survivors who have so far recovered from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are bringing hope to healthcare workers and other response teams scrambling to bring the outbreak under control. The BBC was at one of the worst affected provinces in DR Congo and filed this report.

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In one of the Ebola hotspots, the mining town of Mongbwalu, we witnessed a rare moment of celebration as the second Ebola patient was discharged. His recovery means a lot for the health care workers and the community. Where rumours and mistrust abound, the testimony of survivors helps give hope that the community can bring the outbreak under control. The survivor, Daniel Kitambala, was treated in one of two facilities that had previously been attacked and set on fire. It was then seen as a place people went to die and fueled suspicion. His recovery will hopefully change that narrative.

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Survivors who have so far recovered from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are bringing hope to healthcare workers and other response teams scrambling to bring the outbreak under control. The BBC was at one of the worst affected provinces in DR Congo and filed this report.

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"Yesterday I buried my father. Today I have come to say goodbye to my mother."
Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, a city in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, is much busier than usual. https://t.co/UtX9yMWjUM

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In Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, we followed @ifrc safe burial volunteers from an Ebola treatment center to the cemetery. Ebola has hit the community hard and devastated families there. Here’s our report:

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"Yesterday I buried my father. Today I have come to say goodbye to my mother."
Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, a city in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, is much busier than usual. https://t.co/UtX9yMWjUM

[Anne Soy @annesoy]

Good morning from Bunia the epicenter of the outbreak of Ebola in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. I’ve been speaking to survivors, patients, bereaved families, local leaders and response teams battling the epidemic. We’re live on Newsday @bbcworldservice with some of their stories today and throughout the week.

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WHAT HAVE WE JUST WITNESSED? 🤯

Sabastian Sawe has just become the first person in history to run a sub two-hour marathon in race conditions.

Yomif Kejelcha was also under two hours for second!

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MISSING CHILD ALERT
6-year-old Ethan Wathigi is missing. He’s on the autism spectrum and non-verbal. He was last seen playing at Acacia Court near KISE in Kasarani, Nairobi at around 5pm on Sunday.
He was wearing a brown stripped sweater, black trousers (pictured) and blue crocs.
A missing person report has been filed at Kasarani police station and nearby stations alerted. If found, please contact Caroline on:
0726916652.
Thank you.

[Anne Soy @annesoy]

@Eunicekkilonzo Yes. He’s been reunited with his family.

[Anne Soy @annesoy]

MISSING CHILD ALERT
6-year-old Ethan Wathigi is missing. He’s on the autism spectrum and non-verbal. He was last seen playing at Acacia Court near KISE in Kasarani, Nairobi at around 5pm on Sunday.
He was wearing a brown stripped sweater, black trousers (pictured) and blue crocs.
A missing person report has been filed at Kasarani police station and nearby stations alerted. If found, please contact Caroline on:
0726916652.
Thank you.

[Anne Soy @annesoy]

MISSING CHILD ALERT
6-year-old Ethan Wathigi is missing. He’s on the autism spectrum and non-verbal. He was last seen playing at Acacia Court near KISE in Kasarani, Nairobi at around 5pm on Sunday.
He was wearing a brown stripped sweater, black trousers (pictured) and blue crocs.
A missing person report has been filed at Kasarani police station and nearby stations alerted. If found, please contact Caroline on:
0726916652.
Thank you.

[Lynne Wachira @WachiraLynne]

🥇 A return to the Golden Nation

✅ Eliud Kipchoge picks Brazil 🇧🇷 as the 2nd stop of the Eliud’s running World 🌎 Tour.

✔️ It’s in Brazil that he won his first Olympic Gold Medal at the Rio Olympics (2016).

✅ He will run at the Porto Alegre Marathon on 12th July

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@BBCSteveR @RTS_media Congratulations @BBCSteveR

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@lindseyhilsum @RTS_media @Channel4News Thank you dear @lindseyhilsum
Lovely to hear that.

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@johnofladublin Thanks for listening.

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@WambuiKamiru Interesting. The Ogiek are a subtribe of the Kalenjin, closely related to the Kipsigis.

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@Divyesh63 @JamesCopnall @bbcworldservice Happy New Year to you, Divyesh. Sounds like it’s off to a great start for you! Safe travels.

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Sudan’s footballers achieved something remarkable even before the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco kicked off.

Qualifying amid civil war was a victory itself. For many Sudanese, football is more than a game — it’s hope, unity, and resilience on the pitch.