Young Nigerians storm National Assembly, protest against Bobrisky’s alleged transgender lifestyle

Clashes have erupted between protesters and police in southwest China over plans to raze parts of a mosque. The authorities are now asking the demonstrators to turn themselves in.

Food prices have almost doubled within a year, and increasing numbers of retired people are falling below the poverty line. Meanwhile, the government continues to invest heavily in the arms industry.

The majority of Germany's pharmacies have shut their doors in protest as their work becomes more demanding, without becoming more rewarding.

Transgender people, who call themselves Khawaja Siras, have always enjoyed a special status on the Indian subcontinent. For five years, Pakistan enjoyed one of the most progressive laws in the world, recognising the existence of a "third gender". But this law has just been amended. The issue of transgender rights also made headlines late last year when the Pakistani film "Joyland", the story of a love story with a transgender erotic theatre dancer, was shortlisted for the Oscars.

In this edition, Palesa Tembe visits the studio of renowned South African artist Lionel Smit. Plus, streetwear from Lesotho, a female woodcarver in Nigeria and the story of the Soweto Creamery.

The display of solidarity comes after Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior was subjected to racial abuse while playing for his club Real Madrid at away games.

Despite laws calling for more transgender people in public service, bureaucratic hurdles are keeping many from fulfilling their dreams of working for their community.

In this Episode, host Pamela Mtanga meets fashion designer Lezanne Viviers in her studio, the Glasshouse, in Johannesburg. Plus, building in Mauritius, recycling gold in Ghana and the legendary town of Timbuktu.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged with disobeying police orders at a protest in Malmo, in southern Sweden, last month. She said she had acted out of necessity to fight the "climate crisis."

A top court in the semi-autonomous territory has turned down an effort to ban the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong." The anthem emerged from the city's widespread pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Supporters of Niger's junta planned a march in the capital Niamey on Thursday to protest sanctions and demand the departure of French troops, which are stationed in Niger to help it fight an Islamist insurgency.

A nationwide strike called by Nigeria's labor unions to protest against the removal of a petrol subsidy and demand a new minimum wage got off to a slow start on Wednesday as most businesses were open, though with reduced traffic in some spots.