1,000 Days of War in Sudan
Journalist Isma’il Kushkush and international law expert Mutasim Ali join Kwangu Liwewe on Global Insights on The Lede to discuss the lack of international attention on the war in Sudan.
How Parents’ Dreams of Safety Fuel Child Trafficking in Nigeria
The violence in Nigeria’s Plateau state has killed thousands and displaced whole communities. It has also quietly fed child trafficking networks. As farms are destroyed and families’ livelihoods threatened, traffickers exploit desperation, moving children into forced labor and sexual exploitation under the guise of help.
Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt That Decided History
The Great Arab Revolt of 1936 is one of the most important and least remembered events in the history of Arab-Zionist relations in Palestine. A newly released film and a recently published book provide thought-provoking insights and a new understanding of how events that occurred 90 years ago shaped the present.
How the Kurds Lost Eastern Syria
To the West, Kurdish self-rule in Syria is a beacon of democracy. For the locals, it has meant a police state administered by the Syrian Democratic Forces, where a child is silenced for singing a folk song and a doctor is jailed for helping a disabled refugee.
IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour Isn’t About Saving Anyone
What a month-long livestream tour of Africa by the YouTuber IShowSpeed has revealed about race, power and who controls the story of the continent.