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In April 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, collapsed.
More than 1,000 people died and …
2 years, 4 months ago
Cambodian peace walk
In 1992, the first peace walk was held in Cambodia aimed at uniting a country torn apart by years of conflict.
Buddhist monks, Cambodian refugees and…
2 years, 4 months ago
Surviving an acid attack and changing the law
In 2013, India's Supreme Court made a landmark ruling aimed at transforming the lives of acid attack survivors.
It followed a campaign led by Laxmi Ag…
2 years, 4 months ago
Kwame Nkrumah: Ousted from power
In February 1966, Kwame Nkrumah, one of Africa's most famous leaders, was ousted from power in Ghana.
While he was out of the country, the Ghanaian mi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Theodosia Okoh: Designer of Ghana’s flag
In March 1957, Ghana became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence and a new flag was unveiled marking a fresh start for the fo…
2 years, 5 months ago
The 84-year-old primary school pupil
In 2004, Kimani Maruge became the oldest man to start primary school when he enrolled at the Kapkenduiywo Primary School in Kenya.
The 84-year-old st…
2 years, 5 months ago
Yinka Shonibare: Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
On 24 May 2010, artist Yinka Shonibare unveiled Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle, on the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square.
The piece was the world’…
2 years, 5 months ago
Protectors of the Amazon
In 2003, an oil company entered the indigenous Sarayaku community’s territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon in search of oil.
Neither the government nor t…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Amoco Cadiz oil spill
In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz tanker ran aground off the coast of France.
The supertanker split, releasing more than 220,000 tonnes of crude oil into the s…
2 years, 5 months ago
Nigeria strikes oil
In 1956 commercial quantities of oil were discovered in the Nigerian village Oloibiri.
It marked the start of a huge oil industry for Nigeria but came…
2 years, 5 months ago