‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid
Sixty years ago at the Rivonia Trial, Nelson Mandela made one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century.
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‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election
‘When all the money the politicians promise reaches our bank accounts, that’s when I will believe them,’ she says.
Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him win?
As India's election kicks off, a top election strategist is looking for cracks in the Modi brand he helped create.
‘The world drained my colours’: Gaza artist saved from war by fate
Malak Mattar, who has been painting images of the war she escaped by a day, is exhibiting alongside the Venice Biennale.
As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage
Sikkim’s hydropower dream of huge revenues has turned into a nightmare due to irregularities and poor planning.
‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers
Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely ignored by the state.
‘Mama we’re dying’: Only able to hear her kids in Gaza in their final days
Hanan and Mazen were stuck in the West Bank. Their kids were in Gaza, where they were killed by Israeli bombs.
Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence
It also points to the role of armed groups from the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in the prolonged violence in India.
Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on
In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. Dozens are still missing.
The legendary flavoured ground salt from India: Pisyu loon
This tangy, fiery condiment is only made in the kitchens of Uttarakhand. But you can now get it on Amazon.
Elephant in the room: Why Botswana, Namibia want fewer of the gentle giants
Botswana alone is home to a third of the entire African elephant population - more than any other country in the world.
Will the Palestinian tech sector decouple from Israel?
Palestinian tech sector has relied on the outsourcing of work from Israel, but many contracts have now been torn up.
‘Bullet in my head’: The Indian man who crawled to escape Russia’s Ukraine war
Prince Sebastian had not signed up to fight for Vladimir Putin’s army. All he wanted was to escape poverty at home.
Agadez, Niger’s gateway to the Sahara, finds new life in the migrant trade
Since the repeal of an anti-migration law last year, migrants and smugglers have flocked back to the city.
Before India election, Instagram boosts Modi AI images that violate rules
The ads do not meet the levels of disclosure Meta says it needs for AI-generated posts linked to India election.
As Russia’s war rages, Ukraine’s mental health crisis spirals
Ukraine estimates that almost half the population needs support, but there is a shortage of trained psychologists.
‘We’re a single village’: India seals Myanmar border, dividing families
Families, trade and life in this pocket of northeast India knew no national borders. Until now.
Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban?
State court’s ruling could have far-reaching implications for women’s healthcare and the November elections.
Thirty years after apartheid, South Africa’s failed housing promise
Ahead of key elections, hundreds of thousands in need of homes in opposition-run Western Cape languish on waiting lists.
After deadly attack, Russia’s Central Asian workers report rising racism
Migrants say they are being collectively punished as Tajik nationals are suspected of last month's concert hall attack.