Sahel Food Crisis Diary - Unexpected benefits
One Nomad, whose 12 children had never been to school, is considering staying put so his children can have an education.
Sahel Food Crisis Diary - A return to Niger
At the Tabarey-barey refugee camp I found not just displaced people but a displaced culture.
Enough progress in Bangkok?
The latest climate negotiations moved forward ? but there is still plenty to do before Doha
Sierra Leone: CARE mobilizes to help families at risk of cholera infection
CARE assists families in Bombali District, Sierra Leone to fight against cholera infections by distributing soap, oral rehydration solution and water purification tablets, as well as through informing communities about good sanitation and hygiene practices.
West African floods bring back the same old problems
Amid the commotion in the flooded Saga district of Niger's capital Niamey, on the left bank of the Niger river, Issa Ali and his two wives are scrambling about in the water.
West African zone gets a boost from Ivory Coast
The ending of Ivory Coast's crisis is proving to be a blessing for the economy of the sub-region.
A New Development Cooperation Framework That Works For Whom?
Six months after the 4thHigh Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) took place in Busan, a new Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was launched, but civil society organizations have expressed concerns about the inclusiveness of the process and scepticism that any real change will take place.
On the wrong side of history?
The petroleum industry's pushback against transparency rules lacks credibility, says the Publish What You Pay coalition
Countdown to 2015: The race has started?and disabled people across the world should be among the winners!
Given the levels of attention and excitement in the country over the Olympic Games, the Paralympics could easily have been overlooked. Instead it appears to have been embraced with as much enthusiasm as the Olympics. But, with all this, I can't help but wonder what The Games' lasting legacy will be?
Rage in India spotlights Sri Lanka's war victims
The U.N. says there are still "significant" needs among the internally displaced who have little opportunity to rebuild lives