EXPERT VIEWS-How does corruption affect sustainable development in Africa?
Corruption and bad governance should be a key focus at RIO+20 summit next month, say African civil society groups
Environmental groups call on President Obama to attend Rio+20
Clean energy, ocean protection should be priority themes for the sustainability gathering in June, they say
MSF suspends work in Darfur due to restrictions
About 100,000 people have been left without health care in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region
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
Liberia, Ivory Coast must outlaw domestic abuse -report
"It is time to recognise domestic violence for what it is ? a public health crisis that requires urgent attention and resources in humanitarian settings" - IRC President George Rupp
Community radio cutting disaster risk in coastal Bangladesh
Local dialect broadcasts are also helping communities adapt effectively to climate change impacts
CORRUPTION NEWS ROUND-UP: Russian activist creates anti-graft debit card, Indian anti-corruption bill tabled in parliament, Brazil rocked by corruption scandal
Our selection of this week's anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media
Congolese migrants in Angola abused during expulsions -HRW
Human Rights Watch's (HRW) report denounces sexual violence, arbitrary beatings and other rights violations suffered by Congolese migrants in Angola
Southern civil society shaping climate policy - report
Development and environment groups in poorer nations ? not just northern environmentalists ? are increasingly influencing climate policy
Thomson Reuters Foundation leads second week of election reporting training in Bhutan
A second group of Bhutanese journalists arrived at the Bhutan Media Institute in Thimphu