Theme overview

In Nigeria, everyone is an entrepreneur

The Nigerian agricultural sector requires innovation to continue to feed the growing population.

Africa, a continent to be reckoned with

Africa's population will become so large in the coming decades that the continent will become heavier in the world.

Behind the smoke screen of Big Tobacco

4 multinationals domineren de tabaksindustrie. Publiekelijk pleiten deze bedrijven allemaal voor een rookvrije wereld.

Theatre-maker Zuleikha Chaudhari: 'I don't want to be silenced'

In India, artists have to be careful with their words and representations.

Israel destroys European aid projects, EU lets it be

‘De Europese Unie: payer, geen player?’

India claims a central position in the new world order

‘The land is dead’: once again, millions of Ethiopians are on the brink of famine

Voor sommige Ethiopiërs dreigt al de vierde hongersnood in hun leven. MO* ging ter plaatse uitzoeken wat dat betekent.

How Tunisia's agricultural policy is driving farmers to despair

'In India, the government wants complete control over the stories people see, read and hear'

‘A Hungarian in Ukraine today is seen as an enemy’

Political tensions between Budapest and Kiev are escalating. The Hungarian minority in Ukraine is caught in the middle.

The wonderful, but true story of MO*

‘The gap between election rhetoric and much-needed policies is widening’

Convicted Polish activist: ‘Women’s bodies are the property of society’

Cycling in the land of settlements, walls and military checkpoints

Can you build a cycling club in occupied Palestine? Sohaib Samara is doing it with his group Cycling Palestine.

How Viktor Orbán is reprogramming Hungarians’ brains

“A few years ago, we could not imagine that Hungarian society could be transformed into a pro-Russian society.”

‘The need for in-depth journalism is increasing, as is its value’

Thanks in part to AI, the amount of superficial information disguised as journalism will increase even more briskly.

‘The super-rich choose their own place in the world – and pay for it’

Where is that master plan to phase out fossil fuels?

From tomato picker to contemporary Jesus. ‘We need each other to tackle inequality’

Portugese architects confront tourists with reality behind azulejos

Isabel Allende: Fiction is true, fake news is censorship

On the 24th of March Isabel Allende received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ghent.

Wealthy Arabs buy up Sarajevo

A look inside North Korea, the hermit kingdom