The BBC World Service today announced its biggest expansion since the 1940s in a move designed to bring its independent journalism to millions more people around the world, including those in places where media freedom is under threat.

This includes the launch of six new African language services – Pidgin,?Yoruba,?Igbo;?Amharic,?Afaan?Oromo?and?Tigrinya – and enhanced TV services including in Somalia with radio news for Ethiopia and Eritrea and a new digital mobile offer for Nigeria. Continue reading Six new BBC language services to launch across Africa →