Journalist Fergal Keane to 'step back' as BBC's Africa editor, due to PTSD

The BBC has announced to staff that Cork's Fergal Keane is to step back from his role as BBC News Africa Editor, due to the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Paying tribute to his "huge insight, experience and thoughtfulness" in the role, the BBC's head of newsgathering Jonathan Munro said in a statement circulated to his colleagues that Mr Keane's decision to step back was personal, after several years of dealing with the effects of PTSD as a result of several decades working in the world's conflict zones.