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Risk and Reward

Insights from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondents around the world into: Nigeria's elections, war in Yemen, the trauma of Syrians worldwide, China's super rich and fortune-seekers in Suriname

Owen Bennett Jones introduces insight and analysis from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondents around the world. In this edition:
Gabriel Gatehouse in Lagos revels in the high hopes - and traffic-free streets - of Nigeria's election;
Frank Gardner traces the origins and aims of Yemen's Houthi rebels;
Lina Sinjab exposes the psychological toll which four years of war have taken on Syrians, inside and beyond Syria itself;
Linda Yueh strolls the Bund in Shanghai and sees many signs of a new emergent class of super-rich entrepreneurs;
and Jonathan Fryer travels to Paramaribo, meeting many a fortune-seeking Brazilian on his way around Suriname.

Photo: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Lagos during presidential elections on March 29, 2015 (AFP/Getty Images)

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Sun 5 Apr 2015 21:05GMT

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  • Sat 4 Apr 2015 13:05GMT
  • Sun 5 Apr 2015 02:05GMT
  • Sun 5 Apr 2015 08:05GMT
  • Sun 5 Apr 2015 21:05GMT