Global development
Bereaved then evicted by in-laws: Kenya’s widows fight disinheritance
The law supposedly protects widowed women, but patriarchal culture and colonial-era legal influences often win out, leaving women in poverty
Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi
01, Jul, 2022 @6:15 AM
Afghan embassy staff remain in hiding despite being eligible for UK relocation
UK government accused of leaving former employees and their families ‘in limbo’ in Afghanistan, where they are targets for the Taliban
Nicola Kelly
01, Jul, 2022 @5:15 AM
Zebras, giraffes … and a cycle race through the Maasai Mara
East Africans rarely get a chance to show what they can do on two wheels. They did that in Kenya this month and the result was spectacular
Stephen Burgen in Maasai Mara
30, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM
Culinary kudos: the trailblazing chef showcasing the cuisine of rural West Africa
Fatmata Binta grew up in a Fulani community and brought her nomadic food culture to a wider audience. Now she has become the first African to win the Basque culinary world prize
Lizzy Davies
30, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM
‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle
The country’s first women’s fishing co-operative has made a good living on Lake Kariba for a decade, but global heating, overfishing and lower rainfall now mean that catches are becoming increasingly sparse
Nyasha Chingono in Binga
30, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
Delhi’s street vendors baulk at India’s single-use plastic ban
Ban on 19 items comes in on Friday, but researchers warn that millions are not prepared to use alternatives to ubiquitous plastic
Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi
29, Jun, 2022 @11:10 PM
Judith Elkan obituary
Other lives: Psychotherapist and founder of the Friends of Bereaved Families Forum to support reconciliation in the Middle East
Stefan Simanowitz
29, Jun, 2022 @11:18 AM
Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back
The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage
Thomas Graham in La Paz
28, Jun, 2022 @9:15 AM
‘Bought like a chicken’: struggle to end wahaya slavery in Niger
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’
Fred Harter in Niamey
28, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM
Revealed: Greek police coerce asylum seekers into pushing fellow migrants back to Turkey
Six forcibly recruited men speak out about brutal illegal pushbacks involving threats, beating and looting
Katy Fallon, Klaas van Dijken, Bashar Deeb, Jack Sapoch and Mohannad Al-Najjar
28, Jun, 2022 @5:45 AM
‘If you love or are a woman, don’t go to Malta,’ say couple in abortion drama
After her ‘babymoon’ became a tragic medical crisis, Andrea Prudente wants to use her story to oppose bans on abortion
Megan Clement
28, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
Discipline, teamwork, acceptance: why football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens
A new documentary tells the story of the Lotus Sports Club and Pa Vann Sovann, its much-respected transgender coach
Fiona Kelliher
27, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
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