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The Big Idea
Why are some nations rich?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why are some nations richer than others? Is it geography? Resources, like oil? Is it culture? Economist James Robinson says none of these is the real answer. Show more
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The Documentary
August in Minsk
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The story of the uprising in Belarus this summer; a volatile, fast-changing revolt against the Soviet-style regime of Alexander Lukashenko. With Minsk journalist, Ilya Kuzniatsou. Show more
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Synaesthesia: ‘My sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt, my grandmother of thick, condensed milk’. We meet the man who tastes every sound he hears. Show more
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Business Weekly
What price the destruction of ancient sites?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We ask whether the punitive measures imposed on bosses at miner Rio Tinto are enough. Show more
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Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and the emergence of the Notting Hill Carnival in London Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour
The week the sporting world took action
52 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
This week on Sportshour, we take a look at the boycott of American sport in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in the US. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
29/08/2020 12:06 GMT: How likely it is for children to spread coronavirus?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
A study finds asymptomatic children can carry coronavirus for weeks Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Trending
‘I hunt trolls’
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After she got a death threat, journalist Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the dark world of dangerous trolls Show more
More or Less
Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19? Show more
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The History Hour
Margaret Ekpo - Nigeria's feminist pioneer
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The woman who fought for Nigerian independence, the challenge to the US electoral law designed to protect black voters plus the Occupy Wall Street protest and leaving St Kilda. Show more
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This Is Africa
10 in 10: Extended play
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
Take a longer listen to 10 of the hottest tracks out of Africa, featuring the likes of Sauti Sol, Sheebah, Sarkodie, Cleo Ice Queen and Master KG. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Donald Trump and his family make their case for the presidency
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Republican Convention in the US, the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader, activism in Beirut and outdoor swimming in Paris. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Why Factor
Why are we conscious of so little?
24 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Much of the time humans seem to operate on automatic pilot. So why are we conscious of so little of what goes on around us? Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Covid-19 Therapy Controversy
1 hour, 6 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Trump administration has approved convalescent plasma therapy as a standard treatment for Covid-19 in the United States. Was the decision based on the best evidence? Show more
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Tech Life
Facebook News gets bigger
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Should publishers welcome or fear the tech giant’s plan to expand its news feature? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
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Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and the emergence of the Notting Hill Carnival in London Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Trending
‘I hunt trolls’
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After she got a death threat, journalist Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the dark world of dangerous trolls Show more
Over to You
The Bomb and the scientists who tried to stop it
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Listeners air their views on The Bomb and how a nuclear scientist tried to stop its use. Plus the pros and cons of Champions’ League football. Did the BBC WS score an own goal? Show more
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The Documentary
World Book Café: Dublin
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Novelists Naoise Dolan and Caitriona Lally, publisher and writer Sarah Davis-Goff, and poet Stephen James Smith discuss Dublin city's literary life. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Donald Trump and his family make their case for the presidency
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Republican Convention in the US, the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader, activism in Beirut and outdoor swimming in Paris. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.
The Big Idea
Why are some nations rich?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why are some nations richer than others? Is it geography? Resources, like oil? Is it culture? Economist James Robinson says none of these is the real answer. Show more
