1919-1939: The Treaty of Versailles, a truce that led to another war
1919-1939: The Treaty of Versailles, a truce that led to another war…
Indonesia matchstick factory fire kills dozens of people
Three children were identified among the dead, Indonesian authorities said. An Indonesian official said women working at the warehouse "likely brought their kids to work."…
American attacked in Berlin after saying he’s Jewish
Police are investigating the incident as an anti-Semitic crime. Germany's anti-Semitism commissioner says the rise in such crimes is "alarming."…
Chasing away the dead: Cambodia’s urban poor revive cemetery
Graveyards may traditionally be the eternal resting place for the dead, but in Cambodia, they are increasingly becoming a place to stay for the living as land disputes plague the nation's poor.…
Could violators of Germany’s constitution forfeit basic rights?
The former secretary-general of Angela Merkel's conservatives wants enemies of the constitution to forfeit important basic rights, citing Article 18 of Germany's Basic Law. What is Article 18 and how would it…
Royal Dutch Shell’s Lee on diversity and inclusion in Asean
Lyn Lee, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Royal Dutch Shell, discusses the diversity and inclusiveness of Asean, the changes she’s seen over the years, their gender gap in engineering and technology…
US scraps prison plan for abandoned coal mine
Facing a lawsuit by prisoners over alleged health hazards, the US Bureau of Prisons has aborted a longstanding plan to build a jail on an abandoned coal mine. US activists are claiming…
Pro-Buhari protesters storm Abuja over ministerial appointment
Pro-Buhari protesters storm Abuja over ministerial appointment.…
Growing Nigerian market for meat fuels clashes between herders, farmers
Clashes between the Fulani tribe and farmers are driven by scarce resources and Nigeria's growing middle-class tastes.…
Deepening Nigeria’s capital markets
Rating agencies see Nigeria's increasingly deep domestic capital markets as a credit strength. Jumoke Olaniyan, Vice President for Market Architecture at FMDQ Securities Exchange joins CNBC Africa to discuss how collaborations can…