Beirut reconstruction could cost up to $15bn

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The governor of Beirut has estimated reconstruction of the city could cost up to $15bn. Dr Zahira Harb of London's City University was injured in Tuesday's blast, and tells us the people of the city are deeply fed up with their political leaders. And we hear about concerns over food imports to Lebanon given the destruction of the port, from Hani Bohsali, owner and chief executive of Bohsali Foods, who also heads the Syndicate of Food and Drink Importers. Also in the programme, an in-depth look at how coronavirus is impacting Africa. Dr Mary Stephen is from WHO Africa, from Brazzaville in the Congo. Kogmotso Phatsima of educational and flying academy Dare to Dream discusses the impact on tourism in Botswana. And Bismarck Rewane, economist and member of company boards, including at First City Monument Bank and Guinness Nigeria, tells us about how the pandemic is affecting Nigerian firms and families. (Picture: Beirut's destroyed port area. Picture credit: Reuters.)