Bougainville's long road to independence

Bougainville's long road to independence

How do you create a nation from the ruins of conflict and neglect? It is the question asked by local journalist, Louiseanne Laris, as her home island of Bougainville prepares to become the world’s newest country. Bougainville lies on the very eastern edge of the Pacific country of Papua New Guinea. It is a lush tropical island, rich in natural resources and minerals with a long history of colonisation and occupation. In 2019 more than 98% of Bougainville’s population voted to separate from Papua New Guinea and become fully independent. But does the island have the capacity to govern itself after years of neglect?

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BBC OS Conversations: Kenya’s Gen Z protesters

BBC OS Conversations: Kenya’s Gen Z protesters

Like many countries, Kenya is struggling with a cost of living crisis and how to balance the books. The government’s answer was a plan to raise taxes, in what was called the Finance Bill, and this cre...

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Bonus: The Global Story - Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new prime minister

Bonus: The Global Story - Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new prime minister

In a bonus episode of The Global Story podcast - A historic loss for the conservatives ushers in a new era in British politics.The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of ...

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Heart and Soul: Journey to Sepharad

Heart and Soul: Journey to Sepharad

Sepharad is the Hebrew word for Spain and Jews who trace their ancestry there are called Sephardic Jews. Five hundred years ago they were expelled from Spain. Their exile created new communities stret...

5 Heinä 202426min

Suicide's silent survivors

Suicide's silent survivors

In many countries around the world, trying to take your own life is still a criminal offence. People who have attempted suicide are often put in prison and deep-rooted religious beliefs and cultural a...

4 Heinä 202426min

Trending: Scammed by the fake Chinese police

Trending: Scammed by the fake Chinese police

Chinese people around the world are being targeted by a scam in which conmen posing as police, trick them into believing they are wanted for a crime back in China. Victims are threatened with extradit...

3 Heinä 202418min

Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

Els and Jan have fewer than three days left on Earth. Childhood sweethearts who met in kindergarten more than six decades ago, they know precisely when they will die. And how. On an early summer’s Mon...

1 Heinä 202427min

In the Studio: Baek Mi-kyoung

In the Studio: Baek Mi-kyoung

Script writer Baek Mi-kyoung has pioneered female narratives on Korean television, putting women front and centre of acclaimed dramas like Mine and The Lady in Dignity. Seven years ago, her K-drama St...

1 Heinä 202426min

Bonus: What in the World - Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

Bonus: What in the World - Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

Nigeria is Africa’s economic powerhouse - so why are so many young people trying to leave and find opportunities in other countries? It’s become so common there’s even a word for it: Japa, Yoruba for ...

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