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February 08, 2017 Somalia's New President: Can Farmajo Bring Peace and Prosperity? (part 2)
Somalia is taking a small step towards a kind of democracy this Wednesday in choosing its president. Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo won the presidential vote after the incumbent, Hassan Sheikh Mohammed, admitted defeat. This is clearly a big moment for a country usually referred to by the media and diplomats as a "failed state". Can Farmajo bring peace and prosperity to Somalia? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN
27 min
February 08, 2017 Somalia's New President: Can Farmajo Bring Peace and Prosperity? (part 1)
Somalia is taking a small step towards a kind of democracy this Wednesday in choosing its president. Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo won the presidential vote after the incumbent, Hassan Sheikh Mohammed, admitted defeat. This is clearly a big moment for a country usually referred to by the media and diplomats as a "failed state". Can Farmajo bring peace and prosperity to Somalia? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN
17 min
February 07, 2017 Fillon fights back: Can he ride out Penelopegate scandal? (part 2)
Has France's faltering frontrunner cleared the air, or will the steady drip of scandal continue? Conservative primary nominee François Fillon apologised for misreading the nation's mood, but insisted he did nothing illegal or wrong when he put wife and children on his parliamentary payroll. With just 75 days until the first round of voting and rising serious completion from both the left, centre and far-right, Fillon claims that there’s no other Plan B but him. Will his explanation fly? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
27 min
February 07, 2017 Fillon fights back: Can he ride out Penelopegate scandal? (part 1)
Has France's faltering frontrunner cleared the air, or will the steady drip of scandal continue? Conservative primary nominee François Fillon apologised for misreading the nation's mood, but insisted he did nothing illegal or wrong when he put wife and children on his parliamentary payroll. With just 75 days until the first round of voting and rising serious completion from both the left, centre and far-right, Fillon claims that there’s no other Plan B but him. Will his explanation fly? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
17 min
February 06, 2017 Ukraine Flares Up: Worst Fighting in Nearly Two Years (part 2)
It's been described as a frozen conflict, but Ukraine's civil war has suddenly heated up. So why now? Some point to the flare-up following the first phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Is Moscow testing the West's resolve, or - as pro-Kremlin media suggest - did Kiev trigger the fighting to rally support in Washington? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
26 min
February 06, 2017 Ukraine Flares Up: Worst Fighting in Nearly Two Years (part 1)
It's been described as a frozen conflict, but Ukraine's civil war has suddenly heated up. So why now? Some point to the flare-up following the first phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Is Moscow testing the West's resolve, or - as pro-Kremlin media suggest - did Kiev trigger the fighting to rally support in Washington? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
18 min
February 02, 2017 Romania's Boiling Point: Outrage over decree to loosen corruption laws (part 2)
Hundreds of thousands hit the streets in Romania to protest the parliament's late-night loosening of anti-corruption legislation. The government claims it's to relieve prison overcrowding, the opposition says it's to get the leader of the ruling Social Democrats off the hook in a scandal. How do you fight an ingrained culture of corruption? More broadly, have standards improved since the country joined the EU in 2007? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Florence VIALA.
27 min
February 02, 2017 Romania's Boiling Point: Outrage over decree to loosen corruption laws (part 1)
Hundreds of thousands hit the streets in Romania to protest the parliament's late-night loosening of anti-corruption legislation. The government claims it's to relieve prison overcrowding, the opposition says it's to get the leader of the ruling Social Democrats off the hook in a scandal. How do you fight an ingrained culture of corruption? More broadly, have standards improved since the country joined the EU in 2007? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Florence VIALA.
17 min
February 01, 2017 France's PenelopeGate: Presidential race upended by scandal (part 1)
Five years ago it was a sex scandal, this time it's generous public salaries to family members that could well bring down the frontrunner in France's presidential race. A week after the story broke, French weekly Le Canard Enchainé has revised upwards the sums paid to the wife and two of the children of conservative primary winner François Fillon. Whether he can hang on after a week of dismal damage control efforts is the pressing question. Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITHCIAN.
18 min
February 01, 2017 France's PenelopeGate: Presidential race upended by scandal (part 2)
Five years ago it was a sex scandal, this time it's generous public salaries to family members that could well bring down the frontrunner in France's presidential race. A week after the story broke, French weekly Le Canard Enchainé has revised upwards the sums paid to the wife and two of the children of conservative primary winner François Fillon. Whether he can hang on after a week of dismal damage control efforts is the pressing question. Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITHCIAN.
27 min

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