With ball gowns and dance, LGBT+ refugees in Kenya cast aside woes to celebrate
Many of the more than 750 LGBT+ refugees in Kenya are forced to live in the shadows and often lack protection, safe housing and employment
Scores of LGBT+ refugees in Kenya slum face homophobic attacks, eviction
Many of the more than 750 LGBT+ refugees in Kenya are forced to live in the shadows and pushed to the brink due to a lack of protection, safe housing and employment
New app seeks to reunite South Sudan's 'lost children' with families
While more than 6,000 children have been reunited with their families, thousands are still living with temporary foster families or in care centres
Drought leaves 366,000 'one step away from famine' in Madagascar - U.N.
About nine in 10 people live on less than $2 a day, more than 50% of children under five are chronically malnourished, and access to clean water is the fourth lowest in the continent
Cotton waste biofuel powers farmers to fight drought in Kenya
Farmers use the cleaner, cheaper fuel - which requires no extra land to grow its feedstock - to run irrigation pumps, making them less vulnerable to poor rains
Kenyan court upholds gay sex ban in blow to LGBT+ rights in Africa
LGBT+ campaigners had argued that the law promoted homophobia and violated the constitution which guarantees equality, dignity and privacy for all citizens
Charities fear for children separated from parents in cyclone-hit Mozambique
An assessment in Sofala province after cyclone Idai found more than 400 children were without parents two months after the disaster
Schoolgirls used as human shields in Congo due to 'magical powers' - charities
Armed only with a broom or kitchen utensil, young girls were placed on the frontlines as they were believed to possess powers which would stop bullets
Kenya's LGBT+ voices highlight abuses ahead of gay sex court verdict
Homosexuality is taboo in Kenya and persecution of sexual minorities is rife
U.N. urges calm after protests by LGBT+ refugees in Kenya turn violent
Many LGBT+ refugees say they are not safe in Kenya as discrimination against sexual minorities is prevalent