Future
6 Aug
It's been three years since the massive explosion in Beirut's port. Lebanon's cultural scene is still reeling, but a new museum building offers hope.
19 Mar
With the Taliban banning girls from secondary schools and universities, we meet the Afghan families who risked everything by fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan to ensure their daughters receive an education. We also visit the Kenyan village which bans men as it offers a refuge to women and girls facing gender-based violence.
24 Feb
We look at reactions in the French papers after the fatal stabbing of a schoolteacher in front of her pupils. Also, British supermarkets begin to ration essential fruits and vegetables as Brexit rules and poor weather hamper imports.
15 Feb
Before coins were re-introduced, goods or services were priced in multiples of fives because but since the death of coins and the near extinction of some Naira notes, price levels have been affected greatly, which means no goods could be bought for 1 Naira because no such denomination is available, so lowest-priced goods stayed at 5 Naira and Naira 10 Naira.
Is there any possibility that coins or the denominations fast going out of circulation will return stronger in the nearest future?
14 Jan
Gas prices in Europe have fallen to pre-Ukraine invasion levels and it seems we might avoid a full-blown energy crisis this winter. But experts expect a tough winter 2023/24.
8 Oct 2022
Lagos traffic is legendary. Aside from the long hours spent, the environment suffers from the fumes emanating from petrol and diesel cars. Can electric scooters provide a faster, cleaner way to travel in Nigeria?