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In Khartoum an anonymous protester dressed as Spiderman has joined hundreds of thousands of demonstrators protesting against the military coup of October 2021, becoming an icon of the protest movement in Sudan.

Sudan: Spiderman - Hero of the Resistance

An anonymous protester dressed as Spiderman has joined demonstrators protesting against the military coup of October 2021 in Khartoum.

ARTE Reportage

Less than 40 kilometres separate the French coast from England at Calais. The crossing seems easy to many, although in reality it is highly dangerous. Smugglers have recently been launching more and more small boats from the French beaches crammed with young people in the hope of a better life.

Children of Calais

Smugglers have been launching more and more small boats from the French beaches crammed with young people in the hope of a better life in England.

Their names are Ibrahima, Coumba and Bakary. Born in France to Senegalese parents, they have decided to make the same journey as their parents, but in the opposite direction and they are making a difference in Africa.

Senegal: Paris to Dakar

Born in France to Senegalese parents, these French citizens have decided to make the same journey as their parents, but in the opposite direction.

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot. Madagascar, home to 5% of the world's species, is no exception to the rule: in 60 years, the island has lost almost half of its forest. The fires will get more frequent as woodland dries out due to global warming. But they're also often set intentionally, to create farmland.

Madagascar: Fire Island

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot.

With drought and population increase, deforestation is a real problem in Senegal. The NGO Nebeday aims to plant at least 1.5 million trees in 2022 with the help of local village children.

Reforesting Senegal

In Senegal the NGO Nebeday aims to plant at least 1.5 million trees in 2022, with the help of local village children.

The historic Senegalese city of Saint-Louis is protected from the sea by a thin sandy peninsula, the Langue de Barbarie. But this densely populated fishing district is at threat from rising sea levels.

Senegal: Building Sea Walls

Jackson, a poor city in the southern United States, is in an extended state of emergency over its water crisis. Either there is no water, or the water is at low pressure or dirty. Residents have been told to boil it before drinking. For many, this latest scandal feels like the last straw. The economy is dying, shops are closing, and young graduates move to other cities. Local politics meanwhile is increasingly divided.

Jackson: A City in Crisis

Jackson, a poor city in the southern United States, is in an extended state of emergency over its water crisis.

In Qatar, foreigners make up 90% of the population. They work in every sector from services to construction, and though the country is totally dependent on them, they are often treated like serfs. Due to international pressure, Qatar reformed its labour law, but workers say that while their rights have improved on paper they've since little real change.

Qatar: Exploitation of Workers

The foreign workers who helped build Qatar's World Cup buildings say they haven't been paid and are kept in substandard accommodation.

The Wagner group, a secret mercenary far-right Kremlin army, has struck a deal with the regime of Faustin-Archange Touadéra to stabilise the country in exchange for mineral resources. Russia is taking advantage of France's waning influence in this former colony. Our reporters met Central Africans who welcome the mercenary army, while others have fallen victim to their brutal attacks.

Russian Soft Power in The CAR

Russia is trying to increase its influence in the Central African Republic via the infamous Wagner Group.

Beginning in April, a phone line, website and text messages throughout Russia aimed at encouraging people to report the "suspicious" activities of anyone who does not support the Russian offensive, on behalf of the fight against extremism to justify the actions of the security forces against the opposition. Nearly 189,000 cameras monitor public space in Moscow, helping to install a general climate of fear where any divergence from the official Kremlin propaganda can have serious consequences.

Since April, Russians have been encouraged to denounce fellow citizens that disagree with the war on Ukraine. 

Russia: The Risk of Dissent

Morocco has long been one of the world's largest producers of cannabis resin, but it's a trade that was illicit and unregulated. For decades, authorities cracked down on the hashish trade, one of the few industries open to the impoverished people of the Rif. But now, restrictions around cannabis have been relaxed for medicinal, cosmetic, and industrial uses – opening the way for a whole new growth industry.

Morocco: The Kings of Rif

Loosening restrictions around cannabis in Morocco could be a gamechanger for the impoverished people of the Rif.

A group of Israelis are trying to mobilise to protect the country's ecosystems, including migratory birds in the Jordan Valley. In Jerusalem, Amir Balaban, who is responsible for Israel's flora and fauna, initiated an ecological movement by showing the people how many animals and plants live in the Wailing Wall. 

Israel: The New Environmentalists

A group of Israelis are trying to mobilise to protect the country's ecosystems.

Mali is becoming the Sahel's gold trading hub. Most of the precious metal ends up in Dubai. By turning a blind eye to the origin of the ingots that arrive in the country, the United Arab Emirates is indirectly supporting a dangerous and unregulated industry. The OECD is calling for much stricter rules.

Dubai's Dirty Gold

Dubai is turning a blind eye to the Sahel's illegal gold trade

Three years ago, somebody purporting to be a Turkish football agent convinced Emeka Luke Ekji that he'd been recruited to play for a club in Turkey. But first, the 22-year-old Nigerian had to pay thousands of dollars in fees. His parents even sold land to fund the move. But when he got there, he realised he'd been sold a lie.

Turkey: The Dashed Dreams of African Footballers

Fake football agents are making thousands of dollars off the backs of young Africans dreaming of a glittering career.

In Russia, many of the protestors opposing Putin’s war in Ukraine are women. The Telegram channel FAWR (Feminist Anti War Resistance) has quickly attracted 30,000 followers. Among them is Paladdia, a young designer who has already been sent to prison twice for her activism.

Russia: Women Against War

In Russia, many of the protestors opposing Putin’s war in Ukraine are women. 

Gabon is so rich in wildlife it's a hotspot for new viruses and bacteria to jump the species barrier and cross over to humans. Ebola, HIV and COVID-19 all started off in animals. 
Scientists have decided to recruit traditional hunters to monitor wildlife for any signs of worrying new pathogens. As they hunt to feed their villages, they also feed the researchers valuable data. This is the frontline of the next pandemic.

Gabon: Virus Hunters

This is the frontline of the next pandemic.

Ukraine recaptured significant stretches of territory from Russian occupation in September. Around the town of Izyum, they have discovered evidence of massacres.

Ukraine: Massacre in Izyum

The pearl of the Black Sea has been seriously threatened by the Russian army, but its urban centre has been spared shelling. The conflict now seems to have shifted to the southeast and is centred on Kherson and the Donbas.

Odesa: Pearl of Ukraine

The pearl of the Black Sea has been seriously threatened by the Russian army, but its urban centre has been spared shelling. 

In a predominantly bilingual country, the choice of using the Russian or Ukrainian languages has become highly charged. As the war continues, the derussification of Ukraine is gathering pace.

Ukraine: Language Wars

As the war continues, the cultural and linguistic derussification of Ukraine gathers pace.

Pakistan is facing flooding on an unprecedented scale due to unusually heavy monsoon rains. More than 728 people have been killed in the past month, 31,000 homes have been destroyed and 500,000 livestock drowned, whilst 32 million people have been displaced.

Pakistan: Surviving the Deluge

32 million people are displaced in Pakistan in unprecedented flooding due to unusually heavy monsoon rains.

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The two main cocoa-producing countries - Ivory Coast and Ghana - aren't reaping the rewards of a growing global taste for sweet treats. On the one hand there are multinational corporations that control the entire value chain, on the other, small cocoa producers trying to support their families.

Cacao: Who Profits from Chocolate?

The main cocoa-producing countries - Ivory Coast and Ghana - aren't reaping the rewards of growing global demand

Mapping the World

Egypt is the country of the pharaohs and Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, at the head of the country for almost a decade, often likes to hark back to this glorious past. This nostalgia is a common thread among the leaders of modern Egypt, from Mehmet Ali, Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, to Morsi. 

Egypt's Pharaoh Syndrome

Nostalgia for a glorious past is a common thread among the leaders of modern Egypt.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

Football Power Play

Mapping the World turns towards Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. One of the richest countries on the planet due to vast oil and gas deposits, Qatar has invested heavily in soft power projects such as education and communication.

Mapping the World turns towards Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. 

Qatar, World Cup Host

In recent years, great advances have been made in LGBT rights in some countries: many European countries have legislated for same-sex marriages. However, in some parts of the world LGBT communities still face discrimination or persecution.  A focus on LGBT+ rights around the world.

LGBT+ Rights in the World

In recent years, great advances have been made in LGBT rights in some countries, while in others discrimination and persecution remain commonplace.

A land of fire and ice, Iceland has a dynamic economy which provides for its population of only 340,000 people. Mapping the World takes a look at this country of volcanoes, fishing and geothermal energy.

Iceland: 100% Green

A land of fire and ice, Iceland has a dynamic economy which provides for its population of only 340,000 people.

Places of learning, universities also have another role: to affirm the status of their countries and guarantee their cultural influence. Since the advent of global league tables, the struggle between universities vying for prestige has only intensified; especially between East and West.

Soft Power - Universities at War

Since the advent of global league tables, the struggle between universities vying for prestige has only intensified

With the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party taking place recently, Mapping the World dedicates a special extended episode to an analysis of China today.

Xi Jinping's China

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is in a war zone, and the area has been bombed. Damage to the plant, or cutting off its electricity, could mean a major radioactive leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. We take stock of nuclear power generation around the world.

Nuclear Energy - Past or Future?

We take stock of nuclear power generation around the world.

With a wave of strikes this summer and inflation at 10%, the UK seems to be in a febrile mood. Mapping the World examines the state of the British economy after several overlapping crises: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Brexit. How is the decision to leave the European Union affecting the island nation?   

UK: The Impact of Brexit

Mapping the World examines the state of the Britain after several overlapping crises: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Brexit. How is the decision to leave the European Union affecting the island nation?  

Russia views the former Soviet republics as its ‘near abroad’ and a strategic sphere of Russian influence. Mapping the World focuses on the former Soviet space and the Kremlin’s efforts to hold sway in these nations.

Putin: Nostalgia for Empire

Mapping the World focuses on the former Soviet space and the Kremlin’s efforts to hold sway in these nations.

Founded in 1948 after the trauma of the holocaust, Israel, where three-quarters of the population is Jewish, has gone through many crises and has tense relations with the Palestinian territories and neighbouring Arab states.

Israel: Endless Conflict, New Alliances

It is a vital shipping route that everyone in the region wants access to. But it is China that is muscling in to the South China Sea by insisting that it is Chinese territorial waters.

Power Play in the South China Sea

It is a vital shipping route that everyone in the region wants access to. But it is China that is aggressively imposing itself in the South China Sea by insisting that it is Chinese territorial waters.

The Balkans continue to be torn between West and East in politics, culture and religion. Mapping the World focuses on one of Europe’s most diverse regions.

The Balkans - Between East and West

Chile is a unique country with its atypical geography, its wealth of natural resources and its severe inequalities. Mapping the World focuses on the nation of Allende and Pinochet, which has recently moved to the left.

Chile: Hope for Change

Mapping the World focuses on the country of Allende and Pinochet, which has recently moved to the left. 

In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have long since rediscovered their identity and historical roots since the end of the Soviet Union. What are the differences and similarities between these Central Asian countries, little known to the West?

Central Asia, a Global Crossroads

In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region.

Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has led to many European countries wanting to stop importing Russian oil and gas. Mapping the World looks at the complex world of oil and gas exports and how they feed into the energy mix of Europe and the world.

Gas, Petrol and the War in Ukraine

Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has led to many European countries wanting to stop importing Russian oil and gas.

Three days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 27 February 2022, Vladimir Putin announced that the nuclear deterrent would be put on ‘special combat alert’. Was this a threat of nuclear attack from the Russian president? Mapping the World takes a look at the geopolitics of  nuclear weapons from 1945 to the present day.

Ukraine: The Nuclear Option

Ever since ex-US President Barack Obama oriented US foreign policy towards Asia under the slogan "Pivot to Asia," Sino-US rivalry has come to the fore. Two major powers collide over trade, military might and diplomacy.

The Pacific: Centre of the World

Two major powers collide over trade, military might and diplomacy.

Are civil rights and liberties under pressure in the 21st century? The show explores the global balance of power between democrats and autocrats, namely the Western democratic model and Sino-Russian authoritarianism. Democratic, geopolitical and digital challenges will be crucial in tomorrow's world.

Fragile democracies

Are civil rights and liberties under pressure in the 21st century?

Then complex world of geopolitics explained succintly using maps.

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An Iranian boxer in France and an activist in Germany cannot return home because how they live is forbidden by the regime. But with the protest movement in Iran and abroad, they are hopeful that change can come to Iran.

Revolution in Exile

With the protest movement in Iran, many Iranians in exile are hopeful that change can come to their country.

Re: For a New Iran

With warmer and longer summers, winegrowing is moving north. Anne Engrav will soon be harvesting her crop of Riesling grapes in Norway. For some winemakers, global warming is helpful, for others it is a disaster. A look at how climate change is affecting viticulture across Europe.

Re: Norwegian Riesling

With warmer and longer summers, winegrowing is moving north. Anne Engrav will soon be harvesting her crop of Riesling grapes in Norway.

The Wine Industry and Climate Change

Every day, at least one woman in Turkey is killed at the hands of her partner. Feminist organisations are taking to the streets in a bid to mobilise the nation's women, but in Ankara, their protests have fallen on deaf ears. Turkey's government has withdrawn from a European agreement aimed at preventing violence against women.

Re: Violence Against Women in Turkey

Every day, at least one woman in Turkey is killed at the hands of her partner

ARTE Regards

In the Netherlands, drug trafficking gangs force farmers to give them access to their barns. The buildings are turned into illegal ecstasy and methamphetamine laboratories, pumping out drugs to sell on the European market. The waste from these labs often ends up just being dumped into the countryside, causing widespread ecological damage. The gangs are powerful and at times brazen. Police and local authorities know that cracking down on the trade puts them in the traffickers' crosshairs.

Dutch Drug Gangs

Drug gangs in the Netherlands are powerful and at times brazen, with one rural town hall even getting bombed. 

Re: Ecstasy for Europe

Israel Kaunatjike, a Herero descendant, campaigns for the rights of his people. This indigenous group was decimated by German colonial troops over a century ago. He lives in Berlin, but is returning to Namibia on a mission to reckon with his country's painful past. He goes to Swakopmund, a seaside resort with a strong Germanic influence, where Hereros from all over the country gather to commemorate what they say was a genocide waged against their people.

Israel Kaunatjike is a Herero, a people decimated by German troops over a century ago.

Re: German Colonialism in Namibia

Denmark has made headlines across Europe with its migrant policy. Harsher punishment for offences, lessons in Danish culture, forced relocation from problem neighbourhoods. While some see the ghetto laws as the solution to dealing with parallel societies, for many residents it is turning their lives upside down.

Re: Ghetto Laws

Denmark's Immigration Hardline

In London, soaring rents and property prices have boosted people's interest in houseboats. But as the demand for floating homes increases, mooring spaces are becoming scarcer. Barge owners are determined not to let this happen.

Affordable housing that floats?

In London, soaring rents and property prices have boosted people's interest in houseboats. But this new trend hasn't come without problems of its own... 

Re: A Houseboat in London

A Polish LGBTQ+ choir, Voces Gaudii, has around fifty members. Poland is increasingly illiberal and being openly gay can be risky. But they refuse to be cowed. The choir is organising a concert in one of the most conservative regions of Poland. Misza, the choir director, is dreading the show, because he has often been the victim of discrimination and violence.

A Community That Won't Be Silenced

A Polish LGBTQ+ choir, Voces Gaudii, has around fifty members.

Re: Poland's LGBT Choir

The clock is ticking on decarbonisation, and in Germany, entrepreneurs are scambling to accelerate the country's green transition. Farmer Martin Lass runs a biogas plant on his family farm, which helps to power his community during times of crisis. Cornelius Paul's solution was to develop solar roof tiles, and Dutch microbiologist and bioengineer Lars Angenent thinks microbes could have the answer.

The clock is ticking on decarbonisation, and in Germany, entrepreneurs are scambling to accelerate the country's green transition.

Re: Energy for Tomorrow

Irish Travelers live on the fringes of society and their living conditions are on a downward spiral. A recent EU study revealed shocking figures: 11% of Irish travellers die by suicide and most die before the age of 65. No other minority in Europe faces such dire statistics.

A Minority in Danger

11% of Irish travellers die by suicide and most die before the age of 65.

Re: Irish Travellers

In 2021, more than 84 million people became refugees, forced to flee their country. Around hald of them were women. But the obstacles they face are far more difficult: they often have children in tow, and are vulnerable to exploitation and sexual violence. There are few facilities that cater specifically to the needs of female refugees. A group of volunteers are determined to change that.

Between Hope and Violence

There are few facilities that cater specifically to the needs of female refugees - despite how vulnerable they are.

Re: Women Seeking Refuge

There are only six facilities in all of Europe where students can learn circus arts. Ika has decided to sign on for a further two years. She can already do handstands and a variety of graceful shapes with her body, but wants to become a certified "artist".

Ika wants to become a certified circus artist

Re: The Apprentice Acrobats

In Sweden the supreme court has granted to the Sami people exclusive fishing and hunting rights in reindeer-herding areas. A victory for an ancient indigenous people is a scandal for many Swedish hunters as the decision revives old tension in Swedish far north.

Re: Hunting in the Arctic Circle

In Sweden the supreme court has granted to the Sami people exclusive fishing and hunting rights in in reindeer-herding areas. A victory for an ancient indigenous people is a scandal for many Swedish hunters as the decision revives old tension in Swedish far north.

The Sami and the Swedish State

Zoraya is just 27 years old and wants to convince a doctor to help her die. She suffers from depression. She has a partner, a comfortable home, and several cats, but life feels unbearable to her and she wants it to stop. 

Actress Ursula Andermatt meanwhile has terminal breast cancer. She's afraid of a painful, undignified end and wants to choose when she dies.

Zoraya is just 27 years old and wants to convince a doctor to help her die.

Re: Choosing Death

Explosive remnants of mines and other devices scattered in conflict zones often look harmless - but civilians unlucky enough to step on one are either killed or maimed. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, much of the countryside is now littered with unexploded bombs that could kill the innocent and unwary. Teams of professionals and volunteers painstakingly comb the soil inch by inch to rid the country of this fast-spreading scourge.

Demining Ukraine

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, much of the countryside is now littered with unexploded bombs that could kill the innocent and unwary.

Re: A Race against the clock

It's big business: in summer, hundreds of kilos of mushrooms are illegally picked every day in Romanian forests. They are then transported to Italy by intermediaries where they are sold at astronomical prices. Romanian authorities do nothing as the forests are looted unsustainably for their grey gold.

It's big business: in summer, hundreds of kilos of mushrooms are illegally picked every day in Romanian forests

Re: Truffle Traffick in Romania

With Europe’s population ageing, the marketing industry is increasingly targeting the over 60s by using older models in campaigns. At the same time “granfluencers” are emerging as powerful players on social media.

The Boom in Senior Models

With Europe’s population ageing, the marketing industry is increasingly targeting the over 60s by using older models in campaigns.

Re: Granfluencers

Russia is turning to Buryatia in Siberia to provide a steady stream of men for its war on Ukraine. Enlisted by force, many Buryats are sent to the frontline and die on the battlefield. As locals slowly turn against the war, Russian authorities crack down on any signs of dissent.

Russia conscripts Buryat men and is sending them to die on the frontline in Ukraine.

Soldiers from Siberia

Patrik Mürner is convinced that mushrooms are a key to creating the circular economy and is determined to prove it with a new project: he's developing a fungi that will suck zinc out of the soil of a contaminated, disused industrial site. He's also climate-proofing vineyards with a liquid mycelium mixture, and also wants to develop compostable packaging out of mushrooms. There are a host of other start-ups inspired by the potential of mushroom, but there's a big problem holding back the sector: a far-reaching, vague patent that is difficult not to infringe. 

The Fungi of the Future

Mushrooms could be an ideal sustainable alternative to plastic, but entrepreneurs say they're being held back by a wide-reaching patent...

Re: Mushroom Materials

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