And after a busy 12 months trying to scratch the surface of the endless stories about and in Africa, we take a whistle-stop tour through some of the team helping us do so.

Where was it shot? Who made it? These questions send BBC Africa Eye reporters Runako Celina and Henry Mhango on a journey into a Chinese video-making industry that exploits vulnerable children ...

Mia le Roux is the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa. Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori grew up in Lagos, with little access to badminton facilities - now he’s a four-time African champion.