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	Podcast:		World Business Report
	Episode:		Vincent Bolloré Under Investigation in Africa Corruption Probe
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:26:27
	Publish Date:		2018-04-26 10:23:00
	Description:		A corruption probe has begun into the affairs of French billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Harriet Agnew is Paris correspondent for the Financial Times, and explains the background to the investigation, which centres on allegations that one of Mr Bolloré's companies undercharged for work in African election campaigns in exchange for lucrative contracts elsewhere. And Lamine Konkobo of BBC 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.
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