This week’s biggest stories from the Global South: Ghanaian students missing, Chile power outages, Bangladeshi students launch political party

A Palestinian wife hopes her jailed husband will soon be freed

Eman Nafe, the wife of Palestinian prisoner Nael Barghouti, who has spent 44 years in an Israeli jail, points at a picture of her husband, in her house near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ismael Khader

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Africa

Meet the Tanzanian man with 16 wives, over 200 children and grandchildren

In the Njombe village of Tanzania, 86-year-old Mzee Ernesto Muinuchi Kapinga leads an extensive family comprising 16 wives, 104 children, and 144 grandchildren. His homestead resembles a bustling community where everyone participates in family life, like a unique social structure. Read more here.

Thousands of Ghanaian students in Canada missing – Report

Canadian flags are manufactured in Barrie — Mohema Islam adjusts a Canadian flag she finished sewing at Flags Unlimited in Barrie, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Thousands of Ghanaian students who travelled to Canada for school cannot be found in their universities, according to a new report compiled by the Canadian Immigration Department. Read more here.

Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Bill returns as government pushes for new law

Ghana’s Parliament is once again considering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill that aims to ban LGBT activities and punish those who promote or support them. Read more here.

Latin America

Dolphin therapy in Brazil's Amazon: A unique approach for people with disabilities

266ee7c0-ec74-43c7-b3f1-c94a4b513cd2-1740647431 — Physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade and young people with disabilities swim with pink dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in a special therapy session in Rio Negro river in the Brazilian Amazon.

In Brazil's Amazon, dolphin therapy is transforming lives for individuals with disabilities. The innovative form of therapy has aided around 400 people over the last twenty years. The patients comprise those with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and amputations, benefitting from unique interaction with dolphins. Read more here.

At least 37 dead and dozens injured in bus crash in Bolivia

Deadly bus crash in Potosi — People stand near a damaged bus, after a fatal accident on the road to Uyuni, in Potosi, Bolivia March 1, 2025. Potosi Departmental Command/Handout via REUTERS

A crash involving two buses in Bolivia left at least 37 people dead and dozens injured in the western Potosi region, police and local authorities said. Read more here.

Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines

Power outage hits vast swaths of Chile — Electricity pylons are seen during a major power outage that affected vast swathes of the country, in Concepcion, Chile February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez

A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets. Read more here.

Asia

Researchers discover world’s oldest pyramid in Indonesia

Oldest Pyramid Gunung Padang in Indonesia — Source: The brighter side/CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0

Researchers have found what could be the oldest pyramid in the world. The site, known as Gunung Padang, is in the hills of West Java, Indonesia. Read more here.

Bangladeshi students launch political party after ousting PM Hasina

Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, launches a new political party named National Citizen Party — Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, join the inauguration event of a new political party named National Citizen Party, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladeshi students at the forefront of protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister last year launched a political party on March 1 to contest elections likely to be held by the end of the year. Read more here.

Longest-serving Palestinian inmate, deported to Egypt, sends wife new wedding ring

Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian inmate in an Israeli prison, had no chance to see his wife when he was freed on February 28 so he sent her a second wedding ring with their names engraved on it. Read more here.

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