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The West African country has been in turmoil for years. Earlier this month, there was yet another attack on UN peacekeepers by jihadists. It's the latest attack in a brutal conflict that has been raging in Mali since 2012. The lack of progress against the jihadists contributed to protests against Mali's government which was ousted in a coup last August.
Countries have started to vaccinate their populations. There is still lots of uncertainty when it comes to vaccines, first and foremost: Will the developed vaccines also be efficient against new variants of the coronavirus? There are also concerns that some countries could be left behind — African countries in particular.
The spread of disinformation is a growing problem around the world. We go behind the scenes of a Catholic radio station in Italy spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and discuss Wikipedia's huge impact on the way we source information. Plus, a new project in Colombia is helping women access abortions and an artist has turned the debris from the beirut explosion into a sculpture.
In Colombia, the coronavirus pandemic has further cemented barriers to accessing abortion — especially for women in rural areas and those living in poverty. Now a national clinic has started a hotline to enable women to access safe abortions at home via telemedicine.
Two decades on from its founding, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into one of the most popular open-source websites. In an extended interview, DW speaks with Dr. Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute about Wikipedia's remarkable rise, its impact on the spread of misinformation in the digital age and what the future may hold for the world's biggest online encyclopedia.