The Dutch city with a constantly changing name
Known as Leeuwarden, Ljouwert and Liwwadden, along with hundreds of variants over the centuries, 2018’s European Capital of Culture is the world’s undisputed capital...
‘The largest foreign bribery case in history’
The US Department of Justice called it “the largest foreign bribery case in history”.
After Brazilian multinational Odebrecht admitted guilt in a cash-for-contracts corruption scandal...
Hadiza MA Abubakar: Portrait of selflessness
By Ali M. Ali
Two important events happened to the family of governor of Bauchi state, Mohammed A. Abubakar and his wife, Hadiza Abubakar, penultimate...
The holiday village run by spies
Arous was an idyllic holiday resort in the Sudanese desert, on the shores of the Red Sea. But this glamorous destination was a base...
The mystery of the homesick mechanic who stole a plane
In 1969, at the height of the Cold War, a mechanic in the US Air Force stole a Hercules plane from his base in...
