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The Fifth Floor: Ghana's James Bond of Journalism

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas (third from left, wearing mask)

25/09/2015 GMT

Ghana's James Bond of Journalism

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Ghana's crime busting undercover reporter, in the spotlight.

Who is Anas Aremeyaw Anas; literary heirlooms; in insider's view of Indonesia's 1965 anti-communist purge; Sachli Gholamalizad and the Taleban and honey.

He is a master of disguise, one day a wealthy investor in high heels, shades and lipstick, then a janitor mopping floors in a brothel who then switches again to dress up as a stone on the side of the road with just two peep holes for his eyes. His fans call him a modern day folk hero or the James Bond of journalism for his undercover work in exposing corruption and malpractice in Ghana and beyond. This week the name Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been splashed across all the front pages of the Ghanaian papers as his latest film claiming to expose corruption within the judiciary was shown to audiences across the capital, Accra. But who is the man behind the mask? What motivates him and are his means justified? We hear from BBC Africa's Ghana correspondent Sammy Darko.

Literary Heirlooms
From the Hobbit and The Little Prince, to less celebrated children's books, the BBC's Uzbek, Russian, Hindi and Latin American services share the children's books they inherited from their parents, and the ones they'll pass on to their own children.

Indonesia's 1965 Anti-Communist Massacre
It is 50 years since the purges in which an estimated half million suspected communists were killed. Eric Sasona is a contributor to BBC Indonesian. He was born after the massacre, but the killings were a powerful influence in his own background.  

Taliban Honey
A major joint investigation into the inner workings of the Taliban was published this week by BBC Afghan and BBC Persian and one of the revelations to come from this is that a significant source of earnings for the Taliban is - honey. We are joined by journalists from the region to find out just how honey helps the Taliban and why it is a treasured sweetener across the country

Sachli Gholamalizad
Sachli Gholamalizad is an Iranian-Belgian actress and playwright. Her latest play, A Reason to Talk, was recently staged at the Edinburgh Festival, where she spoke to Pooneh Ghoddoosi about the effect of leaving Iran following the 1979 revolution, growing up as an immigrant, and the impact it had on her relationship with her mother. 

And, Fifi picks her favourite stories from the web this week.

(Picture: Anas Aremeyaw Anas - third from left)

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