Summary

  • Our next destination is Lebanon

  • We film story ideas suggested by locals and via social media

  • Our team has travelled across the US, Canada, Kenya, India and Russia.

  • Watch our videos above and enjoy this behind-the-scenes blog

  • Send comments or ideas to bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk or use @bbcpopup

  1. Postpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 28 July 2015

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  3. Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 27 July 2015

  4. Taking stockpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 27 July 2015

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    Editing the video for our political cartoonist story

    We're in the midst of filming and editing the last round of our videos from Kenya. 

    From Kenyan country music stars to digital protests to visits to rural villages, it's been an incredible trip so far. But it's certainly not over yet...

    Now that President Obama has left Kenya, let's take stock of how our team is doing tackling your story suggestions.

    We made these videos in preparation for our trip to Kenya:

    1. Promotional video
    2. What do Americans know about Kenya?
    3. Kenyan Americans' lifeline to homeland

    These are the videos we've filmed and released already, all taken from your suggestions:

    1. What Kenyans want the world to know
    2. A guide to the land of 68 languages
    3. Slang tips for Obama
    4. Who knew Kenya loved country music?
    5. Why #KOT is a force for change and comedy
    6. Westgate siege survivor: 'Screams will never leave my mind'
    7. Why Kenya start-ups are so successful, external
    8. Kenyans react to Obama's stance on gay rights, external

    Your story ideas we've selected but haven't released yet:

    1. Political cartoonist 
    2. Illicit brew
    3. Tour of Nairobi
    4. A look at village life

    If your unfamiliar with the project, BBC Pop Up is a unit that films and releases your story ideas. 

    And there's still time to get involved with our Kenya trip, so get in touch by contacting BBC Pop Up on Twitter, external, through our live blog or by emailing bbcpopup@bbc.co.uk.

  5. Postpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 27 July 2015

  6. Postpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 27 July 2015

  7. The media zone at the Global Entrepreneurship Summitpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 26 July 2015

    Matt Danzico
    BBC journalist

    Obama at GESImage source, Reuters
    Image caption,

    Obama at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

    The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is taking place this weekend in Nairobi. 

    On Saturday, the event hosted US President Obama's morning speech on innovation, followed by talks and workshops for entrepreneurs later in the day.

    Our rambling band of video journalists visited the summit, which was being held throughout the weekend at the United Nations in Nairobi. We arrived a few hours after President Obama left for other stops around the city.

    But before we were allowed to slip into the actual conference to hear the talks that followed the president's visit, we were ushered into an area separated from the actual event by a metal gate and armed personnel.

    "Media zones" are quite common at conferences. They are areas specifically designated for journalists who are covering the events. And this time around, we were told to wait there for an hour while our conference guide was made available.

    These areas often feel similar to those set up for school dances or family reunions – impermanent spaces with plastic tables and table clothes.

    Media zone at GES
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    The media zone at GES

    Media zones are typically my favourite spots at conferences. They are quirky places that give journalists a glimpse at the backend of the conference.

    This time around, we sat in black chairs on a Beverly Hills-style balcony that looked out onto an elaborate in-ground pool, next to which a woman slept face down, unmoving.

    I waited ten minutes. But nothing. She was completely motionless.

    "I wonder if I should call..."

    View from the media area at GES
    Image caption,

    View from the media area at GES

    Just then, a woman appeared and said: "A press conference is taking place in room A."

    It was Miss America. The Miss America.

    "Miss America?"

    She took the stage and spoke rapidly and broadly about her love of technology and innovation.

    Miss America delivering her press briefing
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    Miss America press conference

    And that was it.

    We were then met by our guide, who walked us into the actual event, where entrepreneurs zoomed in and out of rooms snacking on hors d'oeuvres.

    Another quirky media zone experience in the books.

  8. Postpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 26 July 2015

    Quote Message

    This town is dead today. So empty.

    Michael Kaloki, BBC Pop Up Nairobi producer

  9. Postpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 26 July 2015

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    Kenya is at a crossroads, a moment filled with peril but enormous promise... Because of Kenya's progress, because of your potential, you can build your future right here, right now.

    US President Obama

  10. Postpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 26 July 2015

  11. Do Kenyans support Obama's gay rights push?published at 11:25 British Summer Time 26 July 2015

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    US President Obama has been outspoken on gay rights during his trip to Kenya. 

    But the US and Kenyan presidents differed sharply in their positions on the topic at a news conference on Saturday.

    Mr Kenyatta described the question of gay rights as "really a non-issue" in Kenya, saying that the country needed to concentrate on other areas "that are day-to-day living for our people".

    Our team hit the streets of Nairobi just one day earlier to ask Kenyans what they thought of Obama's push on gay rights.

  12. Postpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

  13. Obama, Kenya and gay rightspublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

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    "Everybody deserves fair treatment. Equal treatment, in the eyes of the law and the state. That includes gays, lesbians and transgender persons. I am not a fan of discrimination or bullying of anyone on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or gender."

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  14. Postpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

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  16. 'Great expectations'published at 09:54 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

    President ObamaImage source, Reuters

    Mr Obama says Kenya has made "incredible progress" since his last visit, and said people should not be "blinded" by prejudice.

    "When I was here in Nairobi ten years ago, it looked different from what it looks today. There's a lot of progress. I'm proud of all you," he said.

    "We expect great things out of you," Mr Obama added, before stepping down from the stage.

  17. Kenyan entrepreneurs hoping to be next Steve Jobspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

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    Nairobi is widely regarded as a hotbed of tech innovation. But what makes Kenya's capital so special?

    This weekend as US president Barack Obama attends the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in the city, BBC Pop Up visited one local start-up trying its best to make the lives of commuters less stressful.

    This one produced by Pop Up's video guru Christian Parkinson, external .

  18. Postpublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 25 July 2015

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  20. Postpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 24 July 2015