Mother of teenage bride in South Sudan comes out of hiding to be with pregnant daughter
Athiak Dau Riak was traditionally married for a record bride price last year, despite her mother’s insistence that she was only 14, which led to...
Category : Global development
Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report
Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives Almost 1,000 civilians have been...
Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum
Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation...
World Food Programme halves food rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Decision made after attempts to raise more funds had been unsuccessful, agency tells authorities Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been slashed in...
Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – study
Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemic An alarming rise in obesity in Africa has...
Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
Teargas fired during protest at reduced rations after US aid freeze wipes out half of World Food Programme budget Thousands of refugees clashed with police...
Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala
After a five-year campaign, landmarks and streets honouring British colonialists will be renamed to reflect Ugandan culture Campaigners have welcomed a court ruling to remove...
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been...
Arsenal accused of snub to DRC minister over ‘bloodstained’ Visit Rwanda deal
Exclusive: Foreign minister says she sought meeting with the north London Premier League club to discuss sponsorship by country accused of aiding armed rebels Arsenal...
What Trump’s assault on USAid means for the world – podcast
What will the world look like without US foreign assistance? Nesrine Malik reports “My community, living here in the refugee camp, is already vulnerable,” Sahat...
