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India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our corre...
As international aid to Africa dries up, what does it mean for women and children on the ground? We report from Kenya on the impact of cuts to US-aid backed health programmes for women. Annette Young also talks to Nana Zulu from the African Women's Development Fund on what it means for the region as...
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.
The city of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, is increasingly coming under Russian attack. For those who have stayed behind, the threat from drones and shelling has become a daily reality. Many have resisted leaving their homes, despite the growing danger – but now, more and more residents are being f...
The fight against Ebola poses a challenge in the Central African Republic. In Zemio, in the country’s south-east, proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears that the virus could spread across the border. But health screening remains difficult. The repeated absence of health worke...
A Kenyan national who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi has become Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case and the country’s first fatality from the disease in the rapidly evolving outbreak. The Kenya Red Cross is supporting the government’s efforts to prevent a public health crisis. F...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday opened its hearing into Senegal's appeal against being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in favour of Morocco. The hearing in Lausanne comes almost 10 months after Pape Gueye's extra-time goal gave Senegal victory over the tourna...
A big win for Zimbabwean literature: Harare-based author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has claimed the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story "The Blue Fighter". The award is given to the best short story by an African writer published in English and comes with a £10,000 pounds cash p...
The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to US Pr...
The first US military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed, announced the Pentagon on Thursday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it would be "public". Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, killing 13 people. His execution will take p...
As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that it "will not go unanswered" after photos posted by lo...
