Knock, knock: Hunger comes calling in the cities of Niger
In Niger's capital, rural migrants start to show up in search of food and work.
Niger: "Our stocks are gone"
Sapa Rabiou worries in times of drought and hunger.
UK conference aims to tackle causes of Somalia troubles
After years of sliding backwards, it's clear that Somalia needs a step-change in effort writes Matt Baugh of the UK FCO
Developing water-efficient maize for Africa
With drought threatening harvests, finding answers for small farmers is crucial
Measuring the value of UK womens organisations
How a pioneering two year project enabled women's organisations in London to put a value on the work they undertake to support women in need.
Getting back the bad guy's loot
International investigators have started the laborious process of recovering the ill-gotten gains of Tunisia's former president
Internet and Communication Rights: The Forgotten Womens Rights
Each day in Cairo, Noha Atef, adds entries to her blog Torture in Egypt, in which she documents human rights abuses by the police. She adds photos and tags individual officers who are alleged torturers by name. Atef's blog stands as a database of evidence, used in court cases to convict authorities. She lives with her family. In their household, her parents routinely receive anonymous phone calls containing threats to rape and kill her if she does not stop blogging.
Women boxers in miniskirts flap
Women boxers are furious about a move to force them to wear short skirts at this year's Olympics
Building a Better and Safer Haiti for Women and Children
Two years after disaster struck in Haiti, it is hard to say that anything has gotten better for the Haitian women and girls who remain displaced. There are still more than 500,000 people living as refugees inside their own country.