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The Fifth Floor: Who Are Algeria's Harkis?

Harki veterans at The Invalides ceremony in Paris, marking national day of homage to the Harkis

23/11/2018 GMT

Who Are Algeria's Harkis?

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Meeting the Algerians who fought on the side of France in the Algerian independence war

Algeria's Harkis, Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen, Africa's fainting dance craze, Nepali migrant worker deaths, Russian seaweed harvest and My Home Town Rio de Janeiro.

Algeria's Harkis became outcasts after fighting for the French in the Algerian war of independence.  Rachid Sekkai of BBC Arabic is himself Algerian and has been in Paris to meet Harkis to find out about their experiences. 

Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen 
The young Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen is famous for his vocal acrobatics.  His fans include Venera Koicheva of BBC Kyrgyz, who interviewed him this week while he was in London for a concert.  

The fainting dance ban in northern Nigeria
The Sharia police in Nigeria's Kano State say they will arrest anyone caught engaging in the popular social media challenge known as the fainting dance.  Mansur Abubakar of BBC Pidgin, who’s based in Kano city, has been covering the story.

Nepali migrant worker deaths 
Why do so many of the thousands of Nepalis who go abroad as migrant workers come home with life-threatening illnesses or even in coffins?  Pradeep Bashyal of BBC Nepali has been investigating.

Russian seaweed harvest 
In the far north of Russia, on an island in the White Sea, a group of workers gather every summer for the seaweed harvest.  Maxim Lomakin of BBC Russian shared their lives while making a documentary.

My home town: Rio de Janeiro
Luis Barrucho of BBC Brasil celebrates his home town with caipirinhas and samba dancing.  

Image: Harki veterans at The Invalides ceremony, marking national day of homage to the Harkis. Paris 2018.
Credit: Phillipe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

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