Lizzy Davies

Affairs

The fixers

Plagued by scandal and financial woes, Italy has long been making headlines for the wrong reasons. We meet five people striving for change in the country.

Society

Mrs Dynamite

Oumou Sangaré sings from the heart about pain, poverty and polygamy. Her feminist lyrics and political stance have made her a role-model for women in Mali and across Africa.

Design

Office colony

Paris-based architects Ciguë were tasked with turning an apartment from a design disaster into a space for three firms. They went one step further and made the bespoke furniture too.