Fifth Floor

Nollywood’s Coronavirus intermission


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Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is famous for high productivity, addictive plots and glamorous premiers. Princess Abumere in BBC Lagos has been to a few premiers herself, and has been finding out how Nollywood is adapting to the Covid-19 shutdown.

Tongue Twisters revisited

Fun and epic fails from the Fifth Floor teams trying to get their tongues round some fieldish tongue twisters.

Black Lives Matter in Tunisia

“I can’t breathe” was chanted by crowds in the Tunisian capital after the killing of African-American George Floyd in the USA. It’s part of the black community’s response to racism and lack of opportunities for the minority black population of the country. Nora Fakim has been following the story for BBC Africa.

Image: Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye AKA Folu Storms in sparkly mask

Credit: Damilola Oduolowu-BBC

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