Global development

Pressure points: threat of violence builds as Kenya’s elections approach
Tensions run high amid youth unemployment, a cost of living crisis and a lack of trust in the country’s institutions
Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi
04, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Cancer care can’t stop’: flood-hit Assam hospital uses boats to reach patients
Staff use makeshift rafts and boats to transport patients and bring painkillers and medicines to those trapped at home
Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi
04, Jul, 2022 @5:30 AM

Anna bought abortion pills via social media. Now, like thousands of other Filipinas, she is dead
The case of one 20-year-old from Manila reveals the dangerous role of online sellers of illicit methods in a country where terminations are outlawed
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Guill Ramos
04, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Canada should focus on abortion access not legislation, advocates say
Canada has no legal restrictions on abortion but the US reversal of Roe v Wade has led to calls for pre-emptive action
Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa
03, Jul, 2022 @10:30 AM

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
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