Lockdown, as seen from Miama, Kampala and Chennai
Market traders stuck at work, New Yorkers on Florida beaches, and the sound of birdsong.
As more and more of the world has entered lockdown this week, we hear from Miami, Chennai and Kampala about what that’s been like for our language service journalists. Luis Fajardo of BBC Monitoring in Miami says there's been an exodus of New Yorkers to Florida, Catherine Byaruhanga of BBC Africa in Uganda talks us through the country’s rapid shutdown, and South Asia reporter Gaggan Sabherwal finds herself locked down during a family visit to Chennai.
Memories of China’s wild markets
After the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, authorities have moved to put in place a permanent ban on the trade of exotic wildlife in the country. Zhaoyin Feng of BBC Chinese is from Guangzhou, a major trading port. We spoke to her about her memories of the wild animal trade and what effect Covid-19 has had on it and its reputation.
How to achieve a successful peace agreement
Thirty years ago, the M-19 guerrilla group signed a peace agreement in Colombia. It's proved successful, but only four years after Farc rebels signed a peace agreement, already some say it is failing. The BBC's Daniel Pardo compares the two peace agreements to see why one succeeded and the other seems to be failing.
Photo: A general view of the Nakasero market in Kampala on April 1, 2020.
Credit:SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
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