In recent months, unpredictable, intense floods have washed across parts of Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, and several other East and Central African countries, ruining homes and livelihoods at the same time people and governments are batting a global pandemic
World powers are calling for peace as the conflict continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The territory is in Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenians; both sides claim it as their own. Meanwhile in America, both Armenian and Azerbaijani diasporas are mobilizing to help their homelands
The fighting between the Myanmar military and the AA, an ethnic Rakhine armed force which is battling for greater autonomy in the western state, erupted a year after a scorched-earth military crackdown drove 740,000 Rohingya Muslims from the same region to overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh
Kosovo’s LGBT Pride Parade took place in the capital, Pristina. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, activists paraded in their brightly colored cars at the event on October 12
Ghana has started building sea defense walls at key points along the coast to stop coastal erosion and protect beaches, communities and historic buildings. But fishermen fear the walls will block them from pulling their nets ashore, and coastal resorts say they are harming business
Chakwera has been under public criticism in Malawi following pictures on social media showing him with no face coverings when he met with his Tanzanian President John Magufuli
U.N. Women has described the gender-based violence during the global coronavirus outbreak as a “shadow pandemic.” It says since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, have intensified
For several months, it looked like Malaysia had managed to contain the spread of COVID-19. But a recent surge in cases has many Malaysians worried
Irregularities have been reported from the October 11 presidential election in Tajikistan. Talking to an RFE/RL correspondent in the northern city of Khujand, two voters openly said that they had cast more than one ballot. Both women claimed to have voted on behalf of other family members, a practice that is unlawful in Tajikistan
A florist brings joy both to her customers and herself by keeping things small and personal