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The Fifth Floor: A tale of two protests: Chile and Lebanon

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25/10/2019 GMT

A tale of two protests: Chile and Lebanon

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How small events in Chile and Lebanon triggered an outpouring of public anger

How small events in Chile and Lebanon triggered an outpouring of public anger.

The governments of Chile and Lebanon are this week reeling under the impact of massive protests.  Both were triggered by apparently small events, but tapped into long-standing public grievances.  Fernanda Paul of BBC Mundo and Carine Torbey of BBC Arabic compare events in their countries. 

Kenya’s prison rugby team 
Behind the walls of Kenya’s Kamiti maximum security prison, a new scheme is encouraging inmates to take up rugby.  BBC Africa’s Michelle Katami shares her impressions of prison conditions, and the impact rugby is having.

Ghana’s Year of Return
Ghana declared 2019 the "Year of Return".  It marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia, USA, and Ghana’s government is encouraging people of African descent to visit as tourists, or even come for good.  BBC Africa’s Efrem Gebreab and Elaine Okyere joined some of the visitors.  

India’s political onions 
Indians love their onions, and when prices go up, politicians pay attention – the cost of onions has swung elections before.  Janhavee Moole of BBC Marathi explains the importance of the humble onion. 

Picture: Demonstrators in Santiago, Chile
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