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The United Nations had hoped that by 2015 every child would be able to go to primary school.
But the last time they reported on progress to that goal, they said 69 million children were still not getting an education - most of those in sub-Saharan Africa.
Michael Barber has advised governments around the world about education.
He's now working for the international company Pearson.
It recently announced it would invest millions in private schools for the world's poorest families.
Is that the right way to tackle the problem or could it undermine what governments are trying to do?
But the last time they reported on progress to that goal, they said 69 million children were still not getting an education - most of those in sub-Saharan Africa.
Michael Barber has advised governments around the world about education.
He's now working for the international company Pearson.
It recently announced it would invest millions in private schools for the world's poorest families.
Is that the right way to tackle the problem or could it undermine what governments are trying to do?
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London's reputation as a global financial centre has been tarnished yet again.
This time another British bank Standard Chartered, stands accused of irregularities.
New York's top financial regulator claims the bank carried out $240 billion dollars of illegal transactions with Iran over the past decade. The bank refutes the claim.
This latest case follows on the heels of other scandals in the City of London.
Moves are underway to tighten international banking regulation. So where does the problem lie?
Zeinab Badawi talks to Mark Carney, who is in charge of steering these new rules as Chairman of the Financial Stability Board for the G20 Leading economies.
He's also Governor of Canada's Central Bank.
(Image: Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. Credit: REUTERS/Chris Wattie)
This time another British bank Standard Chartered, stands accused of irregularities.
New York's top financial regulator claims the bank carried out $240 billion dollars of illegal transactions with Iran over the past decade. The bank refutes the claim.
This latest case follows on the heels of other scandals in the City of London.
Moves are underway to tighten international banking regulation. So where does the problem lie?
Zeinab Badawi talks to Mark Carney, who is in charge of steering these new rules as Chairman of the Financial Stability Board for the G20 Leading economies.
He's also Governor of Canada's Central Bank.
(Image: Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. Credit: REUTERS/Chris Wattie)
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As another wave of financial fear sweeps through the Eurozone, with Spain seemingly staggering towards a bail out and Italy not far behind, the voices of the continents Eurosceptics grow louder.
Most prominent among them is Nigel Farage, leader of the UK independence party and self-styled scourge of the EU establishment in his role as a member of the European Parliament.
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity; but is he playing with fire?
(Image: Nigel Farage)
Most prominent among them is Nigel Farage, leader of the UK independence party and self-styled scourge of the EU establishment in his role as a member of the European Parliament.
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity; but is he playing with fire?
(Image: Nigel Farage)
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Zeinab Badawi talks to Amos Gilad, Policy Director at the Israeli Ministry of Defence. Is the Arab Spring a blessing or a disaster for Israel?
Upheaval in the Arab world, especially in Syria, means political realities are still evolving in the Middle East.
For years Israel has seen itself as living in a hostile neighbourhood, its borders tense and prone to bouts of violence. Hamas rules in Gaza and the peace process with the Palestinian Authority is going nowhere.
And then there's Iran - neither an Arab nation nor a neighbour, but a powerful backer of Syria's government in the current turmoil. And for Israeli military planners, a potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran is probably their biggest pre-occupation.
(Image: Amos Gilad)
Upheaval in the Arab world, especially in Syria, means political realities are still evolving in the Middle East.
For years Israel has seen itself as living in a hostile neighbourhood, its borders tense and prone to bouts of violence. Hamas rules in Gaza and the peace process with the Palestinian Authority is going nowhere.
And then there's Iran - neither an Arab nation nor a neighbour, but a powerful backer of Syria's government in the current turmoil. And for Israeli military planners, a potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran is probably their biggest pre-occupation.
(Image: Amos Gilad)
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Sheikh Hasina has been Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the last three and a half years. It’s her second term in office and throughout her time at the top she’s attracted controversy and criticism in equal measure.
Bangladesh is densely populated, desperately poor and riven with corruption and political violence.
Back in 2009 Sheikh Hasina vowed to clean up government and heal the country’s divisions. So what’s gone wrong?
(Image: Sheikh Hasina. Credit: Getty Images)
Bangladesh is densely populated, desperately poor and riven with corruption and political violence.
Back in 2009 Sheikh Hasina vowed to clean up government and heal the country’s divisions. So what’s gone wrong?
(Image: Sheikh Hasina. Credit: Getty Images)
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At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 a diminutive Moroccan runner named Nawal El Moutawakel won the 400 metres hurdles and so became the first Arab and Muslim woman to win Olympic gold.
She says her victory changed her life forever and propelled her towards a career in sports administration and as a passionate advocate of women in sport, especially in the Islamic world.
She's now an influential member of the International Olympic Committee.
With current IOC president Jacques Rogge due to step down next year, could she be in line to succeed him?
Nawal El Moutawakel talks to Rob Bonnet.
(Image: Nawal El Moutawakel in 2010. Credit: Getty Images)
She says her victory changed her life forever and propelled her towards a career in sports administration and as a passionate advocate of women in sport, especially in the Islamic world.
She's now an influential member of the International Olympic Committee.
With current IOC president Jacques Rogge due to step down next year, could she be in line to succeed him?
Nawal El Moutawakel talks to Rob Bonnet.
(Image: Nawal El Moutawakel in 2010. Credit: Getty Images)
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Six of the world's ten fastest growing economies are in Sub- Saharan Africa.
The World Bank predicts a decade of African growth which Europe can only dream of, but how realistic is the excitable talk of economic transformation in the world’s poorest continent?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Arnold Ekpe, CEO of Ecobank, which boasts eight million customers across 32 Sub-Saharan nations.
As economic opportunity beckons, are Africans ready to seize it?
The World Bank predicts a decade of African growth which Europe can only dream of, but how realistic is the excitable talk of economic transformation in the world’s poorest continent?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Arnold Ekpe, CEO of Ecobank, which boasts eight million customers across 32 Sub-Saharan nations.
As economic opportunity beckons, are Africans ready to seize it?
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More than 10,000 athletes are about to compete at the London Olympics.
The spotlight will certainly be on them but one former champion, Jonathan Edwards, will take a particular interest.
He won Olympic gold in the triple jump and his world record in the event has stood secure for 17 years.
On present form no triple jumper to compete in London looks close to breaking it.
He was also part of London's bid when the city was awarded the Games in 2005.
Now he's the athletes' representative on the Games organising committee overseeing preparations for the athletes.
London is almost at the start line but what did it take to get this far?
Jonathan Edwards talks to Rob Bonnet.
(Image: Jonathan Edwards. Credit: AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
The spotlight will certainly be on them but one former champion, Jonathan Edwards, will take a particular interest.
He won Olympic gold in the triple jump and his world record in the event has stood secure for 17 years.
On present form no triple jumper to compete in London looks close to breaking it.
He was also part of London's bid when the city was awarded the Games in 2005.
Now he's the athletes' representative on the Games organising committee overseeing preparations for the athletes.
London is almost at the start line but what did it take to get this far?
Jonathan Edwards talks to Rob Bonnet.
(Image: Jonathan Edwards. Credit: AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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Baaba Maal is maintaining a West African tradition: he is an internationally renowned musician with a strong political voice, like Fela Kuti and Youssou N'Dour before him.
His campaigning touches on sensitive subjects, from women's rights to HIV and climate change.
Africa is currently a jarring mix of rapid economic growth and life-threatening poverty. As the continent changes, is the music changing too?
(Image: Baaba Maal performing. Credit: Getty Images)
His campaigning touches on sensitive subjects, from women's rights to HIV and climate change.
Africa is currently a jarring mix of rapid economic growth and life-threatening poverty. As the continent changes, is the music changing too?
(Image: Baaba Maal performing. Credit: Getty Images)
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Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned Harvard academic James Robinson. In a recent book, written together with Daron Acemoglu, he tries to answer one of the most basic questions of global economics and politics: why do some nations thrive while others fail? What does Norway have that Mali lacks?
There are of course multiple answers based on physical geography, resources and cultural differences, but James Robinson is adamant one factor determines economic success much more than all others: the development of resilient, inclusive political institutions.
Put crudely, the idea is political freedom begets prosperity - but is that always true?
(Image: James Robinson)
There are of course multiple answers based on physical geography, resources and cultural differences, but James Robinson is adamant one factor determines economic success much more than all others: the development of resilient, inclusive political institutions.
Put crudely, the idea is political freedom begets prosperity - but is that always true?
(Image: James Robinson)
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Stephen Sackur speaks to a scientist of rare distinction. Jocelyn Bell Burnell was a key member of the team which discovered pulsars and neutron stars in the late 1960s.
She became one of the world’s most renowned astrophysicists - remarkable for the originality of her research, but also for being one of the few prominent women in her discipline.
Throughout her career she's blazed a trail for women in a predominantly male world. Why are there so few women at science's top table?
Image: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
She became one of the world’s most renowned astrophysicists - remarkable for the originality of her research, but also for being one of the few prominent women in her discipline.
Throughout her career she's blazed a trail for women in a predominantly male world. Why are there so few women at science's top table?
Image: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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Is Rwanda's president Paul Kagame in serious danger of losing the international community's goodwill?
He has been accused of autocratic behaviour and of being unrealistic about the prospects for an economic transformation of Rwanda, a country still haunted by the ghosts of genocide.
Perhaps most damagingly, a recent UN report claimed that the Rwandan government is breaking UN sanctions by backing rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zeinab Badawi talks to President Paul Kagame: can he reclaim his reputation as a bold and visionary leader or is he destined to go down as another African strongman who failed to live up to expectations?
(Image: Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2010. Credit: AP Photo / Adam Scotti)
He has been accused of autocratic behaviour and of being unrealistic about the prospects for an economic transformation of Rwanda, a country still haunted by the ghosts of genocide.
Perhaps most damagingly, a recent UN report claimed that the Rwandan government is breaking UN sanctions by backing rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zeinab Badawi talks to President Paul Kagame: can he reclaim his reputation as a bold and visionary leader or is he destined to go down as another African strongman who failed to live up to expectations?
(Image: Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2010. Credit: AP Photo / Adam Scotti)
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Stephen Sackur talks to a member of the Brussels political elite, the EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht.
His job is to promote Europe's trade agenda around the world - but who is listening when the EU itself is staring over an economic abyss?
Europe's politicians resemble the cast of a third rate disaster movie... trapped in a Eurozone crisis from which there is no obvious means of escape.
Can the continent's leaders stay calm or will rising panic consume them?
(Image: Karel de Gucht giving a press conference in February 2012 Credit: AFP / Getty Images)
His job is to promote Europe's trade agenda around the world - but who is listening when the EU itself is staring over an economic abyss?
Europe's politicians resemble the cast of a third rate disaster movie... trapped in a Eurozone crisis from which there is no obvious means of escape.
Can the continent's leaders stay calm or will rising panic consume them?
(Image: Karel de Gucht giving a press conference in February 2012 Credit: AFP / Getty Images)
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Zeinab Badawi talks to the musician and political activist Femi Kuti, son of the late, legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
As Africa's most populous nation and one of its biggest oil producers, Nigeria is a giant on the African stage. But in terms of prosperity it has never fulfilled the expectations of its people.
Femi Kuti is a constant thorn in the side of the Nigerian authorities and uses his songs to criticise government and speak up on behalf of the poor and dispossessed.
But with fantastic rates of growth in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa, is Femi Kuti being overly pessimistic about Nigeria's prospects?
(Image: Femi Kuti performs on the stage in 2008. Credit: Stephane de Sakutin / AFP / Getty Images)
As Africa's most populous nation and one of its biggest oil producers, Nigeria is a giant on the African stage. But in terms of prosperity it has never fulfilled the expectations of its people.
Femi Kuti is a constant thorn in the side of the Nigerian authorities and uses his songs to criticise government and speak up on behalf of the poor and dispossessed.
But with fantastic rates of growth in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa, is Femi Kuti being overly pessimistic about Nigeria's prospects?
(Image: Femi Kuti performs on the stage in 2008. Credit: Stephane de Sakutin / AFP / Getty Images)
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The election of a Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi as president of Egypt will have an impact not only on Egypt but also elsewhere in the Middle East.
Nowhere more so perhaps than in Gaza.
There, Hamas, which is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has ruled for five years.
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas in Gaza.
At loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority on the West Bank and viewed by Israel as a terrorist organisation, will the new dynamics of power in Egypt better serve the cause of peace and reconciliation in the Middle East or merely exacerbate the tensions?
Nowhere more so perhaps than in Gaza.
There, Hamas, which is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has ruled for five years.
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas in Gaza.
At loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority on the West Bank and viewed by Israel as a terrorist organisation, will the new dynamics of power in Egypt better serve the cause of peace and reconciliation in the Middle East or merely exacerbate the tensions?
