In this week's program, a choir in Cologne in the state of North Rhine Westphalia is bringing together people of different backgrounds, living in Germany. A young black model is fighting racism and challenging the idea of what it means to look Korean. Plus Africa and the upcoming G20 summit.

A German-Nigerian lady has started a project aimed at bringing together people of different backgrounds, living in Germany. Yinka Kehinde’s plan is to encourage a culture of tolerance in Cologne in the state of North Rhine Westfalia, through song. Meet the choir 'Zusammen Singen'.

A study conducted by Cameroon Medical Council shows that 25 percent of pregnancies in the country occur in teenage school girls. It places the blame on parental irresponsibility and peer influence. Contraceptives are still taboo in most communities, and the poverty level is still very high forcing many girls into prostitution.

This is the story of a brother and sister, in their twenties, who are determined to transform the way Burkina Faso consumes and saves water and electricity. They have set up a social enterprise called Farafina Eco-Engineering.

In this week's program we meet two young entrepreneurs in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, who are out to save water and provide electricity to their villages. We also get to hear of the challenges of teenage pregnancies in Cameroon and across Africa.

A mobile phone app for pregnant women in rural Ghana. Does Facebook have the capacity to fight online hate speech? Plus reverse discrimination in South Africa: the story of poor white people living in slums.

African satirists are using their wit to put truth to powerful political figures who seek to constrain their freedom of speech. We take a look at who really owns the photos you post on social media. And, we meet Ugandan singer and self-described 'musical chameleon' – Jaqee. All that and more on this jam-packed edition of Pulse with host Jessie Wingard.

In Pulse this week, we'll find out the future of rural areas in Africa, hear how more and more Kenyans are turning to solar power to meet their energy needs, and we'll take look at the issue of skin lightening among school girls in Ghana. All that in this jam-packed edition of Pulse.

Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population, doesn't seem like an obvious choice for punk music. The country made headlines a few years ago when punks were detained in Banda Aceh, a province that's under Sharia law, and were subsequently sent to reeducation camps. Jakarta is now home to a thriving punk scene.

Jean Pascal Somb Lingom lost his sight 29 years ago to measles. But that didn't deter him. He kept his focus on academia and is today not only a translator, but also a journalist. With all this, he has become an inspiration to other blind people in Cameroon, and is helping them overcome their own handicaps.