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General Muhammadu Buhari looks set to win Nigeria’s presidential election and unseat the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan after a closely fought contest. Fiona Symon talks to William Wallis about the significance of what would be the country’s first democratic transferrence of power.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Github, the online forum for software developers, has been hit by a powerful cyber attack that security experts believe originated in China. FT technology editor Ravi Mattu discusses the attack with Hannah Kuchler, the FT's correspondent in San Francisco and Charles Clover, the FT's correspondent in Beijing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is healthcare about to feel the full force of tech disruption? Google is partnering with Johnson & Johnson on surgical robotics. FT tech editor Ravi Mattu asks pharmaceutical correspondent Andrew Ward whether pharma companies would see Silicon Valley as friend or foe  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Battles with rebel movements in Iraq and Yemen seem to be increasingly drawing in the region's powers Saudi Arabia and Iran, raising the spectre of regional conflict. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi, FT Middle East correspondent, about the risks.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nearly 25 per cent of Britain’s biggest companies now have women on their boards but some argue that voluntary targets for increasing womens' representation are not enough. Should Britain follow Germany and move to mandated quotas? Carola Hoyos debates the issue with economist Vicky Pryce and former trade minister Mervyn Davies.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You might not have heard of Hanergy Thin Film before, but this Hong Kong listed solar energy company is worth more than $35bn. Its share price has enjoyed a startling rate of growth in the last two years. But an FT investigation into trading in the company's stock has uncovered some curious patterns. Robin Kwong talks to Miles Johnson, FT hedge fund correspondent, about the findings.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yemen is sliding towards a civil war that threatens to embroil regional powers after a Shia rebel movement took control of the capital and the country’s third largest city in a bid to unseat the elected Sunni president Abd-Rabbu Hadi. Fiona Symon talks to FT Gulf correspondent Simeon Kerr about the conflict.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Russia has threatened Denmark with a nuclear strike if it takes part in Nato’s missile shield, in some of the most incendiary comments yet directed at a member of the military alliance. Fiona Symon talks to Richard Milne, FT Nordic and Baltic correspondent, about the growing tensions in the Baltic Sea region.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emily Cadman and Carola Hoyos discuss research that suggests UK boards have failed to diversify and that many of the women appointed as non-executive directors have come from similar backgrounds to the men they replaced.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fourth term in office after an election in which he beat off a challenge from centre-left opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Fiona Symon talks to John Reed in Jerusalem about the result.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple is renewing its assault on the living room. The company is in advanced talks with US broadcasters to launch a subscription streaming offering with plans to create an online TV streaming service later this year. Ravi Mattu discusses the development with Tim Bradshaw.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New figures show that China has displaced Germany as the world’s third biggest arms trader. Fiona Symon talks to Charles Clover, FT correspondent in Beijing, about the reasons for China's rapid rise as an arms exporter  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraq is poised to recapture Tikrit, hometown of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, from Isis fighters. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi about how the battle was won and what will be the Iraqi army's next target.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It has emerged this week that Chechen hit men may have been responsible for the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and that the murder was apparently endorsed by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of the Russian president. Fiona Symon talks to Neil Buckley about the Chechen trail.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The post-automation world needs platforms with high environmental and social standards like the online craft marketplace, says Andrew Hill  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

'India’s daughter', a documentary about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi, premieres in the United States today but has been banned by the BJP government from being shown in India. Fiona Symon talks to Amy Kazmin in New Delhi about the controversial decision.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Financial Times Online MBA ranking was won again this year by Spain's IE Business School, but the top 15 was still dominated by US business schools. Jonathan Moules discusses the findings with Della Bradshaw and Wai Kwen Chan. For more news and analysis on online learning, go to our special report at www.ft.com/online-learning  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mexico’s Pena Nieto administration got off to a blistering start, passing nearly a dozen structural reforms in less than two years, but faith in the government’s integrity has plummeted. Jude Webber spoke to finance minister, Luis Videgaray, about what went wrong and what needs to be done to restore the public’s trust.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Prescott, CEO of the UK bookshop Blackwells, tells Emma Jacobs about the ups and downs of life in the book trade  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social philosopher Charles Handy believes the giants of business and finance should be dismantled into their component parts to serve the interests of consumers and employees better. He tells Andrew Hill about his vision for the 'citizen organisations' of the future.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.