Transportation series part 2: matatus in Kenya
In the second part of our series on public transportation across Africa, we go to Mombasa, the second largest city on the east coast of Kenya, after the capital Nairobi. It's an important regional...
View ArticleTransportation series part 3: water taxis in Nigeria
In today's final report on public transportation across Africa, we travel to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, which is known for terrible traffic jams. Many workers spend up to four hours to get to...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's debt crisis
The semi-autonomous American island of Puerto Rico is in a lot of debt (65 billion euros). It can no longer pay back its creditors and essential services are in danger of being cut in hospitals and...
View ArticleZika virus spreads in Puerto Rico
In the Americas, the Zika virus continues to spread but the US mainland has yet to record a locally transmitted case. Widespread local transmission is already happening on the US territory of Puerto...
View ArticleElderly people in Britain like dancing
One-in-six of the United Kingdom’s population is currently aged over 65 with numbers growing every year. The National Health Service message to the elderly population is that physical activity and...
View ArticleRussia: Deaf and blind people make a living from pottery making
A group of people in Moscow have been working together in a collective studio for the past two years, making brightly coloured pottery and ceramics for sale. The group is unique because all the members...
View ArticleSenegal: Illegal logging is threatening Casamance forest
Deforestation is threatening Senegal due to illegal logging on the border with The Gambia. An investigation in June revealed that Chinese rosewood imports from Gambia, Senegal’s enclaved neighbor, were...
View ArticleTorture and disappearances in the Ukrainian conflict
A report published recently by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch indicts that the Ukrainian authorities, its security services and the pro-Russian separatists are subjecting civilians to...
View ArticleWhere is post-coup Turkey going?
Recent demonstrations in Istanbul are only the latest in daily protests since the attempted coup in Turkey. Some were called by the secular opposition, a group that, as Pierre Bertrand in Istanbul...
View ArticleGamers gather at summer camp in Dakar
The second edition of the summer Game Camp recently took place in the Senegalese capital, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute. French-speaking Africa counts more than 10,000 gamers, and as...
View ArticleLagos to enforce ban on street trading
Lagos, in Nigeria, is a city with some of the worst traffic congestion in Africa. But the bad traffic is also a thriving business for street traders who move between cars to sell a wide range of items...
View ArticleChildcare workers in the United States
The past few years have seen the minimum wage increase across the United States. With the national minimum wage at seven dollars and twenty-five cents an hour since 2009, many cities and states are now...
View ArticleNewly opened pizza restaurant offers hope to small business in Mogadishu
A new pizza restaurant recently opened in the Somali capital Mogadishu and it's offering a glimmer of hope to the small business sector in a country that has been plagued by civil war, drought and...
View ArticleUganda: Encouraging disabled young people to take part in sports
In the buildup to the Paralympic games in September, the Ugandan Paralympic committee is trying to raise awareness of the importance of sports for the disabled, beginning in schools. Last week, a...
View ArticleInternational organisation helps migrants return to Senegal
As part of its voluntary return and reintegration programme, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) helped more than 200 migrants return to Senegal in 2015. To ensure that they are able to...
View ArticleIs Rio de Janeiro ready for the games?
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro in on 5 August but is the city ready for the games? One recent survey suggested that the majority of Brazilians...
View ArticleSenegal women's basketball team gets ready for Rio Olympics
At the Rio Olympic games, women's basketball in Africa will be represented by one country: Senegal. The team is facing the United States, the World and Olympic champions, in their group. Emmanuelle...
View ArticleWelcome to Germany Part 1
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is under pressure to change course on refugees with the rise of anti-immigrant party AfD. But in the capital, Berlin, tolerance towards refugees remains unchanged, as an...
View ArticleIndian-ruled Kashmir rocked by protests - part 1
Since the separatist leader Burhan Wani was killed in India-controlled Kashmir in July, large protests and funeral gatherings have taken place. India and Pakistan have argued – and fought -- over...
View ArticleIndian-ruled Kashmir rocked by protests - part 2
Since the separatist leader Burhan Wani was killed in India-controlled Kashmir in July, large protests and funeral gatherings have taken place. India and Pakistan have argued – and fought -- over...
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