INTERVIEW: Syria Red Crescent boss says won't give up in face of colleague deaths, bloodshed
"Syria is my country. I don't know what keeps me there, but I have never been afraid"
Violence in Burundi forces journalists into exile
While all private radio and television stations go dark, Clarisse Irakoze will not be silenced
African campaigners urge end to "scandal" of child marriage in a generation
Across sub-Saharan Africa two in five girls are married as children
Helicopters deliver aid to thousands fleeing S. Sudan violence
Survival kits have been delivered to some 30,000 people in Unity State in the north
INTERVIEW-Violence against schoolgirls sets stage for global pact on education - ex-Australia PM
"There is now a momentum for girls' education borne of such dreadful horrors as Malala's shooting and Boko Haram kidnappings," Julia Gillard says
Shocks to fragile food markets could trigger agroterrorism, riots, Lloyd's says
Three serious weather-related disasters could undermine entire global food system, insurance giant Lloyd's says
African campaigners urge end to "scandal" of child marriage in a generation
Across sub-Saharan Africa two in five girls are married as children
FEATURE-Is it a building? Is it a rock? Using technology to chart the 'unmapped world'
Missing Maps Project gets volunteers to mark satellite photographs of undermapped places which can be used by aid agencies
Mombasa draws up master plan to combat worsening flooding
Unplanned building and intense rainfall are leading to more flooding in coastal Kenya - but a new urban plan may help