The search for sustainable palm oil
From cookies to biodiesel, palm oil is everywhere. But it has a bad environmental reputation. A small company in Sierra Leone is trying to do things differently.…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes a force to reckon with
Universal healthcare, free universities: radical ideas or reasonable ones in a democratic society? Even the Democratic party is divided on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chances of success as she rallies her grass-roots supporters in…
Training to be a Jedi in Moscow’s lightsaber school
The Star Wars films have a cult following all over the world, including in Russia. That's despite the movies not officially being screened there until the final years of the Soviet Union.…
Sexual assault rampant in schools
In Mozambique, sexual harassment is punishable under the law. But students do not report cases fearing retaliation from teachers. What advice would you give to students?…
BMI sends cease and desist on behalf of Rihanna to Trump campaign
BMI sends cease and desist on behalf of Rihanna to Trump campaign. Rihanna’s music can no longer be used without her permission. The company’s letter to Trump's campaign comes directly after Rihanna…
Death toll rises to 23 in California wildfires
The charred remains of 14 more people have been found in and around a Northern California town overrun by flames from a massive wildfire, raising the death toll to at least 23.…
WWI told from the Eastern European perspective
At the end of World War One, new states were founded as old empires toppled. Old neighbors feuded over new ideologies, resulting in the rise of communism and the drawing of unstable…
Artist mark Thomas Gibson on political climate
"I'm not the only person who calls into question how this country works." Artist Mark Thomas Gibson shares how the #BlackLivesMatter movement inspired his work and how he thinks real change can…
Eko Atlantic’s Ronald Chagoury Jr talks on challenges, opportunities of doing business in Nigeria
On the side-lines of Africa Investment Forum 2018 held in South Africa CNBC Africa spoke to Ronald Chagoury Jr, Vice Chairman, Eko Atlantic on what they hope to achieve by attending the…