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From Our Own Correspondent: The questions after Turkey's earthquake

18/02/2023

The questions after Turkey's earthquake

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, The questions after Turkey's earthquake

In the aftermath of the earthquake, a growing sense of anger emerges in Turkey.

In the aftermath of the earthquake, a growing sense of anger emerges among people in Turkey. Plus stories from Nigeria, Israel, Georgia and South Sudan.

Kate Adie introduces analysis and reportage from correspondents in Turkey, Israel, Nigeria, Georgia and South Sudan. 

While reporting from across southern Turkey after the February 6 earthquake, Nick Beake often came across moments of astonishing kindness and generosity - but also found an incalculable burden of grief and a growing sense of anger. How and why did the natural disaster have such devastating human consequences - and can anyone be held responsible for the deaths and damage?

There's a war of words going on in Israel over moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to reform the status and powers of the country's Supreme Court. Amid the fervent demonstrations and political horse-trading in and around the Knesset building, Yolande Knell's been hearing the cases for and against the proposed changes to the system. 

Nigeria is due to elect its next President on the 25th of February, but the scheduled election day comes as the nation grapples with a string of crises. Soaring inflation, burgeoning insecurity and dire fuel shortages have been capped off with currency chaos - as the entire country struggles to find enough cash to pay for its daily needs. Mayeni Jones reports from Lagos.

The political career of Mikhail Saakashvili has never been short of passionate rhetoric or dramatic twists, but recently, people in Tbilisi have been worried by a series of images which seemed to show their former President wasting away in a prison clinic.  Rayhan Demytrie explains why 'Misha' still provokes strong feelings in Georgia.

And, what is really the point of a Papal visit? As Aleem Maqbool followed the route of Pope Francis's recent travels to the D R Congo and South Sudan, he was moved by the joy of the crowds - and considered how Popes can move politicians to act.

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Production coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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