Independence
2 Oct 2017
Low turnout as states celebrates 57th independence anniversary.
27 Mar 2017
In today's "Morning Must Read," Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene highlight comments on Scottish independence as the U.K. heads towards Brexit.
22 Mar 2017
As Scotland looks to hold a second independence referendum, the state of the economy will likely play a key role in voters' decision. The Scottish economy has underperformed the U.K.
1 Oct 2016
As Nigeria marks her 56th year of independence, we look back at the country's past leaders from Sir Tafawa Balewa to Muhammadu Buhari.
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JK Rowling defended by Warner Bros after question about writer blocked at ‘Harry Potter’ celebration
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JK Rowling has been defended by Warner Bros after a question about her was blocked at a ‘Harry Potter’ event.
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Small business owners in South Africa's Soweto say power outages - some of the worst to hit South Africa - have forced them to cut hours and staff.
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In this week's Street Debate, Christine Mhundwa meets young people demanding change in Eswatini. The small southern African country is one of the last remaining absolute monarchies in the world, and some young people believe the king is abusing his powers.
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The Vietnamese government's commitment to action on climate change is in the spotlight after a leading environmental activist was sentenced this month to two years in prison on murky charges of "tax evasion."