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South Africa’s Olympic surfer Bianca Buitendag: 'Standing up on a wave feels like flying'

South African surfer Bianca Buitendag retired from active competition after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, when the sport made its debut.

She spoke to BBC Africa about her illustrious career which started when she was a teenager and what needs to be done to make surfing an accessible sport in Africa.

Edited by Njoroge Muigai

Filmed by Chris Preyser

3 March 2022

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama

Watch: Might the next pope come from Africa?

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

A man crouched in front of a wall

Rare footage from Sudanese city under siege

El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.

The head of a man in a yellow hardhat is above brown floodwater which is swirling around him.

Dozens dead in floods in DR Congo capital

Desperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.

Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi

'What I learned from a failed travel world record attempt'

Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi on failed Guinness World Record attempt

Akinwumi Adesina

Adesina: Africa can't rely on benevolence of others

The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world views.

Damaged buildings in Khartoum

Inside Khartoum, a city left in ruins after two years of war

The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher visits Khartoum days after the city was recaptured by Sudan's government forces.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

'We will be vindicated' - Anas wins $18m defamation case

Anas Aremeyaw Anas says that his libel victory will encourage other journalists to stand up to powerful figures.

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye

Rwanda is planning to attack - Burundi president

President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack Burundi.

A woman wearing sun glasses

Lesotho - the 'African nation no-one has heard of' reacts to Trump's comments

The BBC took to the streets of Lesotho's capital to get people's reactions on Trump's comments.

Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria's Foreign Minister

Nigerian deportees: 'All we insist on is that they are returned with dignity'

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.

Swimming to flee ‘forced M23 conscription’

Swimming to flee fighting and 'forced M23 conscription'

People are fleeing the continuing fighting in DRC across the river to neighbouring Burundi.

People fleeing explosion in Bukavu

Moment Bukavu was rocked by deadly explosions

Explosions during a rally held by a rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60 others.

Wounded men in hospital beds

'The situation is chaotic' after rebels seize DR Congo city

Days of heavy fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo's army leave hospitals overwhelmed with patients.

People reported to be escaped prisoners walk along the street in Goma.

Watch: Escaped prisoners on the streets of Goma

Footage shows people believed to be escaped prisoners on the streets of Goma, as M23 rebels enter the Congolese city.

A Kenya Ice Lions player, wearing a green and black shirt, black helmet and black mittens, is pictured holding an ice hockey stick with fellow players greyed out in the background.

'I never thought I could play ice hockey in Kenya'

East Africa's only rink is the one place in Nairobi where temperatures fall below 9C.

Three people carrying charred belongings in their heads walking through a fire-devastated landscape

Fire devastates one of Africa's largest clothes markets

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Three men in T-shirts are standing inside a huge metal ring as they investigate what happened. Onlookers can be seen at the back of the picture.

Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village

Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.

Nigerian pastor Tobi Adeboyega

Pastor Tobi Adeboyega: 'I came to the UK at 25, I lost track of time'

Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adeboyega addresses his UK deportation case and allegations against his church

Thomas Naadi

How to cast a ballot in Ghana's election?

Thomas Naadi explains how casting a ballot works in Ghana's presidential elections.

An illegal miner holding a gold nugget

The deadly dig for Ghana's gold

Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.