Africa

[ad_1] In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission has said. Only two candidates out of more than a dozen other hopefuls were allowed to stand against President Saied in Sunday's ballot, where only 29% of the more than nine million registered voters took part. Saied's closest challenger, businessman Ayachi […]

[ad_1] BBCDorothy Masasa is one of the thousands of women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in MalawiDorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back.Just six months ago the 39-year-old, originally from southern Malawi's Thyolo district, was in Kenya for life-saving radiotherapy.Malawi has only recently received its first such machines, so other women with cancer may no longer have […]

[ad_1] A much-improved batting performance saw England seal a seven-wicket win over South Africa at the Women's T20 World Cup.On a more batter-friendly surface than the previous encounters at Sharjah, Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 43 and Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 48 helped England reach their target of 125 with four balls to spare.The pair rode their luck, with several chances falling short of fielders or into gaps, but were ultimately rewarded for taking […]