Last stage of Peruvian elections looks set to be between two women, as left winger, Veronika Mendoza hits late surge in popularity...   Full article available at: Gotesborg-Posten [Swedish].

Ruvimbo Tsopotsa and Loveness Mudzuru were both from poor backgrounds, were married at 15 years and had children early, leading them to leave school, with Ruvimbo also experiencing domestic violence from her husband. However, supported by the organisation, ROOTS, they filed a legal [...]

Shaira Amin resigned over censorship at the Tahrir square protests, where she was asked from her news channel to cover the pro-Mubarak rallies instead of the protests. Since, under Mubarak, she has found that the situation has become far worse for journalists, and writes about [...]

Two Tunisian women's activists, Fessi and Khalifa, met and brought their different experiences into forming an NGO, that has since expanded influence across Tunisia and into other parts of the Arab world.    Full version available on Svenska Dagbladet [Swedish].

While the African continent lies on a reservoir of ground water, there are issues to lack of access to clean water. This article is a Q&A with Tamiru Abiye, who has conducted research on groundwater for 27 years, and found that while more than 80% of Africans depend on [...]

In Nigeria, farming and agriculture business is generally seen as being for older people, but 26 year old Olawale Ojo and 29 year old Emmanuela Clinton are bucking the trend and do not conform to this idea. Full version available on Forskning & Framsteg [Swedish].

Katerin Malespí left home at 14 to live with a man twice her age. Now 19, she's back home with her mother ("It is good, we can help and protect each other") and her daughter. Sergio Cruz reports.  Full version available on Svenska Dagbladet [Swedish].

Sushmita Preetha meets Assess Warsi's extended family in Dhaka - his immediate family, his children's families, his three siblings' families and staff. Full article available on Svenska Dagbladet [Swedish]

Plans for a copper mine in Arequipa have sparked the latest conflict over mining issues and the environment in southern Peru. Mining is an important national resource but local farmers fear the mine will pollute the waters and the earth. Full version published in the [...]

When Chile's 2014 earthquake struck, people knew how to respond: they had learned from previous 'quakes, Maria Elena Hurtado talks to residents and experts about Chilean resilience building. The full story was published on Göteborgsposten [paper version].