In 2022 news broke that $2.5bn had been stolen in Iraq, the biggest bank heist ever. Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, follows the money 01:41 – The investigation begins 02:28 – Where did the money come from? 03:55 – Who was Nur Zuheir? 04:29 – Following the trail in Baghdad 08:11 – Corruption…… Read More
Cape Town is one of the most murderous cities in the world. How did it become the gangland-shooting capital of Africa? Read more here: https://econ.st/2VC9LY3 Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy Further reading: Read our 2019 special report on South Africa: https://econ.st/2RKaJAv Read our interview with Cyril Ramaphosa: https://econ.st/2VGjQU1 For more…… Read More
China’s Muslim Uyghurs face systematic oppression from their own government. Their home province of Xinjiang has been turned into a police state—an estimated one million of them are detained in camps where they are brainwashed. How and why are China’s leaders doing this? Read more from the Economist here: https://econ.st/2JCDIBr Click here to subscribe to…… Read More