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As the genocide on Gaza has continued unabated, student groups have exhausted the democratic processes available to them: ...
Built by formerly enslaved people, Freetown’s historic ‘bod oses’ now face an existential threat as foreign embassies move in. Jody Ray reports. On a humid March morning this year, police officers ...
As COP28 winds down, Hamza Hamouchene sounds the alarm about the dark side of climate capitalism. It now has another claim to fame however, as just six miles away from the town is one of the biggest ...
Carbon offsets are not a solution. There are no quick fixes, time to ditch the guilt and get active argues Adam Ma’anit. Gabon is a good example of why judging how well a country is doing by ...
Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe, but wealth is far more evenly distributed than in most. Conrad Landin takes a look at the country and its tormented past. An anti-government protests ...
Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates. ‘I’m looking forward to resilient and self-reliant African countries that are using the revenue that they ...
Naomi Fowler of Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that's been hurting Indians and Africans for years. In this episode, Taxcast host Naomi Fowler looks at the ‘Desai Papers’, a leak that ...
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution. We’ve got cold extremities, you’ve got a cold ...
Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from communities in West Africa to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates. Sunday is a working day like any other in Thiaroye-sur-Mer, a ...
There’s more than enough to go round – if food is distributed evenly. A data visualization by David McCandless undoes the scarcity myth. Graphic conceptualized by Hazel Healy and Christina Hicks for ...
Almost half of Nigerians want to move abroad in the next five years, Nosmot Gbadamosi writes, and the country’s population is expected to surpass that of the US by 2050.