Tea drinkers urged to press for Sri Lankan pickers' rights
Enjoying a cup of Ceylon tea? You probably paid more for it than Sri Lanka's tea pickers earn in a day.
End of war doesnt spell peace for women in West Africa
Fighters may have put down their arms in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but the end of war has not brought an end to violence for women
Why safe drinking water is not always so safe
Experts differ over how many people have access to 'safe' drinking water
Niger starts to tackle soaring population - with help of Imams
Hunger looming for millions in Niger
Wives of boy soldiers wounded for life - Liberian Nobel winner
Many wives of child soldiers were forcibly taken then raped and beaten, says Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee
S.Sudan pledges $1m for Horn of Africa crisis
Africa's newest country and one of its poorest offers help
Oxfam competition puts aid in the picture
Photography contest open to amateurs
Where's the dosh?
See here for list of NGOs the UK's Department for International Development channels its money through
Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet
The microsoft tycoon is challenging boffins to design a waterless loo for the developing world
Google and Twitter help Egyptians bypass Internet closure
The service could be useful in major disasters as a way of getting information out when internet connections go down