Africa Riding

Jackson is the father of skateboarding in East Africa. In 2005, he built a ramp in the Kitintale slum in Kampala.

Mapping the World takes us to the African Great Lakes, a region of the continent long plagued with conflict and unrest. 

A city divided between Belgium and the Netherlands, and scene of a murder? Welcome to Baarle.

30 years after the genocide in Rwanda, victims and perpetrators live together side by side.

Coupé-Décalé got the world dancing in the early 2000s. Today, its little brother, biama, is going through the roof.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.

British band bring Me The Horizon bring their power metalcore to the main stage at Hellfest.

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface...