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Help them, Obi: one hopeful candidate in Nigeria
Our correspondent meets with Peter Obi, who has a handsome poll lead and an appeal that spans the country’s religions and ethnicities. But his presid…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Prince episode 6: Seeds of a pomegranate
A Uyghur language teacher is accused of spying for the CIA. An NBA player discovers the cost of criticising China. And Xi Jinping’s obsession with co…
3 years, 4 months ago
Crimea and punishment: Russia’s reprisals
An attack on the Kerch bridge—a pet project of President Vladimir Putin that links Russia with annexed Crimea—has prompted a swift and brutal respons…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Prince episode 5: He who must not be named
A censor at a Chinese social media company can't take it anymore after Xi Jinping’s rule brings harsh new restrictions. The Chinese internet becomes …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Prince episode 4: Man enough
On taking power, Xi Jinping launches a ruthless series of purges and an unexpected ideological revival to cement his control—and mobilise the Chinese…
3 years, 5 months ago
The gains in Ukraine: stalled Russia plainly wanes
Ukraine’s army has pushed Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether mor…
3 years, 5 months ago
Bloody and forgotten: Conflict in eastern Congo
Our correspondent reports from eastern Congo, where a three-decade-long conflict has killed thousands, and forced more than five million people from …
3 years, 5 months ago
It does mean a thing: America’s swing voters
In the next instalment of our midterms series, we head to the suburbs of Atlanta in search of that rarest of political creatures: the swing voter. Th…
3 years, 5 months ago
Misplaced Truss? Britain’s ruling party meets
Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid policy U-turns and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shind…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Prince episode 3: Patriot number one
A villager’s campaign against corruption highlights the Chinese Communist Party’s weakening grip. As Xi Jinping stands on the brink of power, the eme…
3 years, 5 months ago