Clashes in Ebola-affected Congo city kill at least 9
Efforts to contain the virus have been hampered by attacks on treatment centres by armed groups operating in Congo's lawless east as well as by distrust among local residents
WHO experts recommend ramping up Ebola vaccine after Congo cases surge
A large share of new cases are now occurring in people who were not known contacts of earlier patients, and the disease is spreading to areas where it is impossible to trace contacts
Chinese logging takes heavy toll on farmers in Guinea-Bissau
West Africa's native rosewood was listed as endangered last year following a huge increase in trade driven by Chinese demand
UK government urged to focus aid money on climate change
Failure to act on the climate crisis facing developing nations would be so serious it would negate the effects of aid spending, International Development Committee says
In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture
Rohingya traditions are re-emerging in camps in Bangladesh which offer relative freedom compared with life in northern Myanmar
Activist Greta Thunberg ignites climate action among European students
Teenagers from across Europe gather at Milan food conference to call on adults to solve problems of climate change and hunger
INVESTIGATION-Missing wombs: the health scandal enslaving families in rural India
The cost of hysterectomies - often prescribed for treating minor ailments - is leaving families destitute and trapping them in debt bondage
UK minister pledges to act on sex abuse in charities as donor numbers fall
Charities have come under intense scrutiny since it emerged that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in during a relief mission in Haiti, sparking a scandal that widened to other aid organisations
UK minister pledges to act on sex abuse in charities as donor numbers fall
Charities have come under intense scrutiny since it emerged that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in during a relief mission in Haiti, sparking a scandal that widened to other aid organisations
Street children bat for brighter future at global cricket tournament
The tournament brought together children who previously lived or worked on the streets. Some were victims of trafficking after they were sold into servitude