Africa

Ugh, this is depressing. BBC Eye Investigations found an "Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D'Ivoire."

Full article: BBC Undercover Filming Exposes Indian Pharma Firm Fuelling Opioid Crisis contains footage of the exec talking about his ideal target market of teenagers, saying that it's very unhealthy for them but they just want to get high and this is the way business is done today.

You may believe that rhino poaching is a one-sided, cut-and-dried affair, but there's nuance, and you can get it in this excellent podcast: The Invisible Hand.

Georgina Savage returns to South Africa to document her family’s fight in a poaching war, but as she gets more immersed in the lives of those involved, she must confront the colonial past of her country and its implications on a conflict close to home.