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A corruption probe has begun into the affairs of French billionaire Vincent Bollor茅. Harriet Agnew is Paris correspondent for the Financial Times, and explains the background to the investigation, which centres on allegations that one of Mr Bollor茅's companies undercharged for work in African election campaigns in exchange for lucrative contracts elsewhere. And Lameen Konkobo of 大象传媒 Television Afrique tells us how the allegations have led to fresh protests in Togo. Also in the programme, as Britain's departure from the European Union approaches, we hear how Brexit is likely to affect the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. Three years on from a series of deadly earthquakes in Nepal, we meet Nirpal Adhikari, a Nepali architect who thinks he has the perfect solution to build affordable, earthquake resistant homes. Plus, amid concerns that intelligent loudspeakers like Amazon's Alexa are making children sound rude, the company has developed a child-friendly version which encourages the use of please and thank you when giving commands. James Davies of the child-focused research agency Childwise tells us why he welcomes the move.

(Picture: Vincent Bollor茅. Picture credit: Reuters.)