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The Fifth Floor: How to apologise to a king
After publicly criticising the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, journalist Afia Pokua had to apologise following a strict traditional protoco…
1 year, 6 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Smog in Delhi and Lahore
Imagine waking up in the morning and going outside to discover that the air is so toxic that it makes your eyes water and can make it hard to breathe…
1 year, 6 months ago
Heart and Soul: An African missionary in France
Father Michel was brought up in a devout family in a devout country. He witnessed the horrors of the Second Congo War but when he was sent to France …
1 year, 6 months ago
Amapiano: The sound of South Africa
South African DJ Legendary Crisp, charts the rise of the homegrown dance music genre Amapiano. She finds out where the hypnotising, jazzy, soulful so…
1 year, 6 months ago
In the Studio: David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield is a world renowned, Pritzker prize-winning architect with major buildings in cities across the globe from Berlin to Beijing. But …
1 year, 6 months ago
Life at 50°C: Syria's water wars
The autonomous north-east region of Syria, once regarded as one of the most fertile areas in the country, is today struggling to find enough water to…
1 year, 7 months ago
Assignment: Plastic recycling’s dirty secrets
An estimated five million tonnes of plastic waste is exported each year, with the majority coming from 10 high-income countries.
Malaysia has become …
1 year, 7 months ago
The 10 years that changed women's football
Back in 2015, BBC World Service launched the first BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award, to raise the profile of the women’s game but also highli…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream
Hollywood star Idris Elba recently announced he'll soon relocate to Africa and promote the film industry there. He spoke to BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi…
1 year, 7 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: The aftermath of the Valencia floods
More than two weeks after the floods that swept through the Valencia region of Spain, the streets are still being cleared of mud and debris. More tha…
1 year, 7 months ago