Orphans Of The Sahara - Terakaft - "Aima Ymaima"

Orphans of the Sahara - Bombino - "Adinat"

This week on The Debrief, Al Jazeera’s Hassan Ghani goes to Kibera to find stories that take us beyond the miserable stats and hardship of life in poverty - a young man bringing toilets to the slum, a mother going to school to ensure a better life for her kids, and a radio DJ who gives a voice to Kibera’s voiceless. 
 
While you’re listening, check out this satellite view of Kibera to see how densely populated it is.
 
On the show: Al Jazeera journalist Hassan Ghani. Our host is Laurentiu Colintineanu.
 
Hassan’s stories are part of AJ Shorts - our short documentary series about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Check them out at aljazeera.com/shorts.

Poop, radio & inspiration in a Nairobi slum

A couple of weeks ago we took you on a harrowing journey to the Central African Republic. Al Jazeera journalist Azad Essa told you about the effects of rape and exploitation at the hands of UN peacekeepers, and about how victims are often left defenceless.

After that story went out, the United Nations got in touch and they wanted to talk. So our editor Yasir Khan called up the person who oversees what happens when a peacekeeper is accused of sexual abuse - Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for the UN Department of Field Support.

Rape, peacekeeping and the UN

This week on The Debrief: our correspondent Ted Regencia on the opposition to Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the rise of vigilantism, and its human cost. 
 
On the show: Al Jazeera journalist Ted Regencia. Our host is Mohsin Ali.

Resisting Rodrigo Duterte

In 2016, roughly 800 Romanians were trafficked in Western Europe. The majority were women, and most of them were forced into prostitution and suffered abuse.

Today on the Debrief - a woman who was trafficked, a woman who saved her and a trafficker who is trying to redeem himself.

Our reporter and host is Laurentiu Colintineanu.

Trafficking Romanian women

This week we take you to America’s poorest county and to a tiny town that never changes, regardless of who’s in power in Washington - Republicans or Democrats. Welcome to Booneville. Population: 87.

On the show: Patrick Strickland, Al Jazeera journalist who reported this story. Our host is Jasmin Bauomy. 

Audio producer: Laurentiu Colintineanu
Platforms & distribution: Mohsin Ali
Executive Producer: Yasir Khan

America’s poorest white town

For almost three years now, Yemeni aid workers Anas Shahari and Sukaina Sharafuddin have gone to bed hearing Saudi fighter jets circling over their city, Sanaa. Through WhatsApp voice messages, they tell our host Jasmin Bauomy what that's like. 

Producer / host: Jasmin Bauomy 
Audio producer: Laurentiu Colintineanu 
Platforms & distribution: Mohsin Ali 
Executive producer: Yasir Khan

Sleepless in Yemen

Former youth football coach Barry Bennell, one of the top talent spotters in Britain with ties to major clubs like Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, spent his days coaching children and his nights abusing them.

Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit profiles six men, all victims of Bennell, and explores the long-term impact of his serial abuse.

Deborah Davies first reported on Barry Bennell’s crimes 20 years ago. She has befriended his victims and has a rare insight into their plight.

In a powerful and heartbreaking documentary, she describes how some have turned to substance abuse and even attempted suicide. More than a few have not survived, one likely victim being his most famous player, former Wales international footballer and manager Gary Speed.

The investigation uncovers new evidence that, according to teammates, Speed was abused by Bennell.

The programme also reveals that high-profile clubs, as well as Britain’s Football Association, failed to protect children and in some cases failed to act on warnings.

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