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Young Rwandans hold candles while taking part in a vigil during commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide at the BK Arena in Kigali on April 7, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

30 years on, a Rwandan family’s journey to heal from rape

At least 250 000 women and girls were raped by Hutu extremists during the genocide targeting the Tutsi minority, according to the UN

Odinga supporters began gathering outside the court hours before his arrival, blowing whistles and waving placards reading “Electoral Justice Now!” and “We want justice now”.

Kenya’s Raila Odinga mounts court challenge to presidential poll result

The defeated candidate filed a petition to the country’s top court challenging the election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto

Analysts have suggested that Raila Odinga, a onetime political prisoner and former prime minister who is making his fifth stab at the presidency, could edge past his younger rival.  (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

A tense Kenya awaits results of high-stakes vote

Low turnout in some areas suggests growing frustration with the political elite

Indian student’s gang rape: Protests flare as teen is sentenced to 3 years

The sentencing of a teenager to three years in a juvenile detention centre over the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi has sparked outrage.

Ninety-eight percent of South Africa’s exports enter the US market duty- and quota-free under the Act.

India suffers second day of power failure

A massive power failure has hit India for the second day running as three regional power grids collapsed, blacking out more than half the country.

A power cut in India left more than 300-million people in the dark.

India power failure leaves 300-million in dark

A massive power cut has blacked out northern India, leaving more than 300-million people without power in the worst outage in a decade.

India hungry for a tech revolution

India has built a reputation as a major player in information technology, but lack of internet access is posing a threat to long-term growth.

Joy and pain as transgender Indians wed Hindu god

Transgender Indians save up money every year to buy beautiful new wedding dresses for a festival at which they get married to a Hindu god.

Skype school brings knowledge to Indian village

Once a week, Santosh Kumar uses Skype to teach maths to children in Chamanpura, a poor village in the struggling state of Bihar.

Evacuations after Delhi building collapse that killed 69

Evacuations after Delhi building collapse that killed 69

Authorities in New Delhi on Wednesday ordered dozens of buildings to be evacuated near a five-storey residential block.