Nita Bhalla

South Asia Correspondent


Nita Bhalla covers disasters and conflicts, development, womens rights, climate change and governance. She is a former Reuters political and general news correspondent and has worked in India, east and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Nita started her career in 1999 with the BBC in Ethiopia.

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Chasing the locust swarms devastating Somaliland
Fears of farmers, herders in Somaliland as a plague looms
Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys, income to China
African climate strikers lack support, says Kenyan teen
Locust swarms in East Africa: here's what you need to know
Somalia executes two men for girl's gang rape and murder
Smart drones to be tested in battle against Africa locust swarms
Ugandan medics deploy AI to stop women dying after childbirth
Climate change linked to African locust invasion
Nations dawdle on agreeing rules to control 'killer robots'
LGBT+ refugees plead U.N. for shelter after attacks in Kenya
Smart solar pumps use big data to stop Africa being sucked dry
Kenyan scientist builds with bottles to beat plastic pollution
Kenya sued over treatment of trafficked Indian, Nepali women
When did you last see African video game hero? asks Kenya Usi
Guess the rain: Kenya gamifies climate change to help farmers
Congo rape victims take to catwalk to show female strength
Dirty fuels kill millions as clean cooking investment runs short