The largest landlocked country on earth, Kazakhstan remains for most foreigners a vast, arid void, somewhere between Russia and China. A couple of films showing the exploits of Borat, a hapless Kazakh official travelling around America, have given the ...
The Alps, with their picturesque landscapes and diverse range of outdoor activities, are a major destination for tourists from all over the world. Each year around 120 million people visit the region to experience its natural beauty and participate in ...
'This morning a fine idea came to me.' 'Lets hear it.' 'I thought of making myself a beautiful wooden Marionette. It must be wonderful, one that will be able to dance, fence, and turn somersaults. With it I intend to go around the world, to earn my...
I arrived in Ukraine at the end of January 2022, nearly a month before the Russian soldiers arrived. The city lay under a blanket of snow, and it appeared peaceful, but there was something else in the air, too. The 'All for Victory tent' in the ...
In April 2019 the world looked on in horror as the roof of Notre Dame de Paris, one of the most famous churches in the world, went up in flames. It was a stark reminder that fires, which have plagued European cities throughout the ages, can still do ...
After almost a year of intense fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, thousands of soldiers and other militia have been taken prisoner on both sides. Despite regular exchanges of Prisoners of War (POWs), thousands are being held in prison camps...
The white-tiled floor of Togo's largest trauma unit is awash with the blood of motorcycle riders. The patients' limbs are fractured, their scalps gashed and feet grotesquely twisted. Every day is the same, a relentless production line of injury which the...
In Cape Town, South Africa, atiny biotech startup is taking on Big Pharma as it looks to create an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine and share the technology with the world for free. If the plan succeeds, it could radically alter the entireglobal system of vaccine ...
'GAYROPA' is a word often used by Russian authorities to refer to Europe. It is meant to signify both Russia's lack of acceptance of LGBT+ people and to distinguish between the values of East and West, particularly when it comes to the rights of sexual ...
Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has become a geopolitical headache for both western and Russian politicians following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Until 1945 the city was known by its ...
The history of indigenous populations in Brazil is a history of struggle and resistance. When the first Europeans arrived in the 16th century, the indigenous population in Amazonia numbered 3 million people. Over the past five centuries, these indigenous...
Launched in 2012 by The Mediae Company, Shamba Shape Up is East Africas most watched and longest running agricultural TV series, broadcasted in both English and Swahili on Kenyan, Ugandan, Zambian and Tanzanian national TV as well as streamed on social ...
In Brazil there are still 1 million people who are not connected to the electricity grid. For them, the federal government has launched the 'Mais Luz para a Amazonia' (More Light for the Amazon), a program that seeks to provide electric power to ...
Under the cover of darkness on the night of March 27, 2017, housing activists snuck past the guards of two government-owned buildings in central Cape Town - a derelict hospital and an abandoned nursing home - and took up residence inside. The activists, ...
In May 2022, Dutch forensics expert Andro Vos launched the Wildlife Crime Forensics Academy, a first-of-its-kind institution that seeks to equip rangers and other environmental law enforcement officers with the skills needed to collect the vital forensic...
I have been working as a photojournalist in Colombia for over 15 years. In 2010, I documented the brutal civil war that pitched government forces, paramilitaries, revolutionaries and crime syndicates against one another for more than half a century. Over...