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From Our Own Correspondent: Power and the people in the USA, Nigeria and Chile

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31/10/2020 GMT

Power and the people in the USA, Nigeria and Chile

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Power and the people in the USA, Nigeria and Chile

The dynamics underlying the US electoral race, mass protests in Lagos and a vote in Chile

Whoever wins the US Presidency, Nick Bryant says, wider trends in American society will continue. Plus the protests which rocked Nigeria and a vote on a new constitution for Chile

Whoever wins the Presidency, says Nick Bryant, wider trends in American society will still be felt long after the vote. While the fortunes of President Trump and Joe Biden have waxed and waned through the long campaign, the Covid pandemic has made this race unlike any other - and there are long-term problems still waiting to be addressed.

Pascale Harter introduces this and more insights and analysis from BBC correspondents and journalists around the world.

Nigeria has been startled - and in many places, inspired - by the speed and volume of a new protest movement aiming to speak out against police brutality. The #EndSARS campaign began as a hashtag, but soon there were many thousands of Nigerians, particularly young ones, ready to take to the streets to express their concerns and their demands. Yemisi Adegoke traces the roots and the impact of the recent demonstrations.

Chile's citizens recently voted for a new constitution - to replace the existing one, which was brought in during the era of the Pinochet dictatorship. Jane Chambers listens to people on both sides of the debate over what sort of a country Chileans want it to be in future. 



(Image: A voting station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Credit: Reuters/Brandon Bell)

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