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Malawi’s fuel crisis hangs over upcoming elections

Malawi goes to the polls this month with severe shortages of petrol, for which motorists are forced to queue, among its many economic troubles. Photo: Amos GUMULIRA / AFPSource: AFP In early morning gloom, a long line of vehicles winds around the lone fuel station in Dedza district in central …

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Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks

Bulgaria has responded to a population exodus by employing workers from abroad. Photo: Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFPSource: AFP Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel rooms in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena. …

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