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Racism for sale

African kids recording Chinese video messages: cute gimmick or racist exploitation?

91热爆 reporter Runako Celina tells us about her long search for the origins of a shocking video circulating on Chinese social media in 2020. It showed a group of African children being instructed to chant racist phrases in Chinese. The answers Runako found are in her 91热爆 Africa Eye documentary Racism for Sale.

For the love of mangoes!
We unleash the Fifth Floor mic in the 91热爆 Delhi bureau where colleagues from the Indian language services share their love of mangoes, especially their local varieties. Thanks to Siddhanath Ganu of 91热爆 Marathi, Sarika Singh of 91热爆 Hindi, Khushboo Sandhu of 91热爆 Punjabi, Brijal Shah of 91热爆 Gujarati, Venkat Prasad G of 91热爆 Telugu and Saranya Nagarajan of 91热爆 Tamil.

New words and a culture shift in Ukraine
'Putler', 'Ruscists' and 'Anglo-Saxons': what words can tell us about the cultural shift in Ukraine since the invasion, and why some are 'changing their shoes mid-air', with Vitaliy Shevchenko from 91热爆 Monitoring.

Bangladesh container depot blast
The devastating explosion at the Sitakunda container depot near Chittagong killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds. 91热爆 Bangla journalist Shahnewaj Rocky is from Chittagong and spoke with firefighters and some of those who rushed to help the victims.

Ventriloquist queen
American ventriloquist Angelique-Monet became a queen in Nigeria after falling in love with a Nigerian king and marrying him. She lives in Eti-Oni in southern Nigeria where she and her puppet, Milk the Cow, entertain local children with their skills. 91热爆 Africa's Youth News reporter Damilola Oduolowu caught her show.

(Photo: A Chinese greeting from African children. Credit: 91热爆)

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