Nigeria could be facing a famine worse than any other we've ever seen, the UN said this week. Devastation in Borno state is so complete that millions of people there are threatened with malnutrition. Terrorist group Boko Haram has now been pushed out of Borno state. DW speaks to Ulf Laessing, who was part of the first international news team to see the places Boko Haram had under its control.

Zarghoona Hassan runs two radio programs for women and young people in Afghanistan. Hassan used to live in Kunduz, where the German military was based in Afghanistan during the NATO ISAF mission. When they left, the Taliban took control of Kunduz and burned her radio station down. She fled to the capital Kabul - she never backed down and now, her programs are up and running again.

Gauging the chances of the AfD anti-immigrant party in the upcoming state elections in multicultural Berlin, and touching base with the refugee piano player Aeham Ahmad who gained fame for playing amongst the rubble in Syria. Plus, how the game of Backgammon is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together.

In Jerusalem, Israelis and Palestinians are facing off in fierce games of Backgammon. A group of activists on both sides set up the tournament over four nights in the divided city. More than 200 people turned up to find a very different Jerusalem.

The anti-immigrant AfD-party has entered nine state parliaments across Germany. With elections in the city-state of Berlin scheduled for next week the established parties are coming under increasing pressure. Are Berliners worried the AfD could also enter their state parliament?

Gauging the chances of the AfD anti-immigrant party in the upcoming state elections in multicultural Berlin, and touching base with the refugee piano player Aeham Ahmad who gained fame for playing amongst the rubble in Syria. Plus, how the game of Backgammon is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together.

An iconic image of upstate New York: cows on the hillside, multiple generations of the same family working together to get the milkings done, local cheese and butter and cream trucked to New York City's grocery stores in the small hours of the morning. It's an image that might soon be gone though.

On this week's show: An in-depth interview with Iranian human rights activist Mina Ahadi. A staunch athiest, she struggled against both the Shah and the Islamic Republic before fleeing a death sentence and eventually starting over in Europe. We also visit a Nigerian community terrorized by sexual violence, and meet war vets who've turned to farming to combat the mental scars of conflict.

On this week's show: An in-depth interview with Iranian human rights activist Mina Ahadi. A staunch athiest, she struggled against both the Shah and the Islamic Republic before fleeing a death sentence and eventually starting over in Europe. We also visit a Nigerian community terrorized by sexual violence, and meet war vets who've turned to farming to combat the mental scars of conflict.

This week we journey from Palestinian land into Israel along a route that some take for to carry out attack - while most are just looking for work. How hard do miners suffer when the global price of their metal falls? We head to Chile to find out. And here in Germany, we're stocking up on canned goods in case of catastrophe.