After the crash

A year ago, BBC Africa's Emmanuel Igunza was one of the first reporters on the scene when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. Emmanuel shares memories of the day.

North Korean stories
BBC Korean journalists Hyung Kim and Julie Yoon share stories about life inside North Korea told by people who really know, including a North Korean prisoner and her prison guard who defected together, and a South Korean vlogger who spent 12 hours on a Russian train with a group of North Korean workers.

International Women's day slogans
BBC Urdu's Tarhub Asghar explores the stories behind popular but divisive slogans from women's marches in Pakistan, including "warm your food yourself", "my body, my rules" and "divorced and happy".

The Mughal dynasty: women of power
BBC Uzbek tells the stories of three powerful women in the life of the first Mughal emperor, Babur. Editor Diloram Ibrahimova takes us back to the 16th century and the city of Andijan, in today's Uzbekistan.

Photo: Ethiopian Airlines crash site with CEO, March 2019
Credit: Ethiopian Airlines