Jennifer Riria, banking chief: Financial system still excludes women
“Most of Africa is rural, and although urbanisation is taking root now, the systems that deliver financial services to women are still eluding them.” ...
Daniel Noboa, Ecuador President: A war on gangs
“This is a war. We will treat it as a war, and first thing that we want is the war to end. We want peace. We want a better life for our people, especi...
Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone First Lady: Speaking up
BBC journalist Megha Mohan speaks to Sierra Leone’s first lady, Fatima Bio, about escaping child marriage at the age of 13, rebuilding her life as a r...
Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition leader: I am not bitter
James Menendez speaks to Leopoldo Lopez, once the most prominent face of Venezuela’s opposition, he is now living in exile in Spain. He spent more t...
Yurii Tokar: Russia deployed Kenyans to death zone
“Russians collected all Kenyans and did everything for them to go to the front line, to go to the death zone.” Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Yurii Tokar t...
Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks
“It’s outrageous because these nuclear plant facilities were certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency as purely peaceful facilities. The in...
Hanan Balkhy, WHO chief for Sudan and Iran: work continues despite conflicts
“During the recent conflict [in Iran], there was a pause, not a full stop or halt of the functions. Once the airspace opened up again, we reprioritize...
Emma Grede, entrepreneur: Success needs trade-offs
“There's this idea that you [can] sail your way to success or have some overnight success or kind of come upon success relatively easily. And that has...
Sam Liang, Otter.ai CEO: AI captures everything
‘The power of AI is that it's able to capture everything, it’s able to try to interpret everyone objectively. Human beings are imperfect in terms of...
Robert Brovdi, Ukraine drone commander: Striking inside Russia
“When we only had reconnaissance drones, we learned fast. We began attaching warheads to the drones. Grenades, then homemade munitions that we produce...