World in Progress Folgen

This week on the show: People from Central America are leaving their home countries to escape poverty and dangerous gang violence. They are hoping to make it to the US, but most get stuck in Mexico and are then deported. We'll hear from migrants and their dangerous journeys. And: How a lack of data is hampering development.

The Nile River has been the life line for East Africa for thousands of years. A mythical river, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower - the Nile feeds many needs in the countries it traverses. But now tensions increase over the water usage. Anna Osius and Linda Staude met people who depend on the river's water, from its southermost source in Burundi down to the Nile delta in Egypt.

On this week's show, we'll find out why millions of women are statistically "missing" from India's population, and meet a schoolgirl caught up in Tanzania's crackdown on teen pregnancy. Plus, the hijab-wearing rockers from Indonesia who are tackling serious topics with heavy metal music.