International report

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  • International report - Guinea's push for women entrepreneurs
    In Guinea, the government has promised a new program to support women entrepreneurs. President Alpha Conde made this pledge last week during celebrations to mark international women's day in Conakry.
    The president said it was essential to make women economically independent. Correspondent Karim Kamara reports from the Guinean capital.
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    7 min
  • Didier Drogba shares his enthusiasm for Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi
    The Special Olympics World Games are underway in Abu Dhabi.
    This major sporting event for people with intellectual disabilities, gathers 200 countries.
    In this report, Chelsea and Cote d'Ivoire football icon Didier Drogba, a Special Olympics ambassador shared his enthusiasm with correspondent Andy May.
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    6 min
  • International report - Senegal sends its largest team to compete in Special Olympics
    A delegation of disabled Senegalese athletes is in Abu Dhabi to participate in the Special Olympic Games which continue until March 21st.
    This will be their 4th participation in these Summer Olympic Games which take place every 4 years.
    In 2015, there were 9 Senegalese athletes. This year, almost 30 athletes will be representing Senegal in five disciplines: table tennis, athletics, seven-a-side football,  swimming, and for the first time, show-jumping.
    Emmanuelle Landais reports from Dakar.
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    6 min
  • International report - Albert Einstein turns 140 on Pi day
    Today is the 140th birth anniversary of perhaps the most well known name in the world of science, Albert Einstein.
    And March 14 is also observed as a Pi Day, as the first three digits of the mathematical constant Pi correspond to today's date.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar reports on why we should celebrate both Einstein and Pi.
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    7 min
  • International report - Nigerian-American fashion designer visits migrants in Calabria
    Nigerian-American fashion designer Wale Oyejide visited the southern Italian region of Calabria to photograph and film some of the migrants who have helped repopulate the deserted towns of this depressed area of Italy.
    Selected migrants were his models and wore his creations. The designer’s aim was to draw attention to an integration that has proven to be successful both for migrants and Italians.
    Correspondent Sabina Castelfranco has more.
    6 min
  • International report - Zambia's MaFashio Girls
    Two millennials, Sekayi and Tukiya Fundafunda, popularly known as MaFashio, have taken the Zambian fashion blogging industry by storm, creating content that celebrates the uniqueness and strangeness of Zambian fashion and culture. It's packaged in a way that is fun, inspiring, and accessible.Kathy Short reports from Lusaka.
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    5 min

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