Campaigners demand anti-FGM law as girls bleed to death in Somalia
Four girls - aged between 10 and 11 years old - have died in the last three months
Charity denies promoting teen abortions after Kenya bans radio ad
Almost half a million abortions were conducted in Kenya in 2012 - mostly in backstreet clinics - resulting in one in four women and girls having complications
LGBT Kenyans hope for court win after India scraps 'gay sex' ban
Homosexuality is taboo in the east African nation and the persecution of sexual minorities is rife
Rich nations must act to avoid 'refugee catastrophe' in East Africa - aid agencies
Donor funding to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania has dropped by over 60 percent compared to the previous year
African wars killed 5 million sick children in 20 years - study
The figure is much higher than previously estimated, with civilian infant deaths outnumbering armed conflict deaths by more than three to one
'Put up and shut up': polygamy breeds poverty for Kenyan women and children
Having multiple wives is common in about a quarter of the world's nations
Ugandan police urged to act after series of attacks on charities
More than 30 charities in Uganda working on issues from land rights and corruption to freedom of expression and sexual minority rights have experienced similar break-ins since 2012
Burundi reversing school pregnancy ban not enough to protect girls - campaigners
Campaigners say tens of thousands of girls in Africa are ostracised or shamed for becoming pregnant every year, despite most having no sex education
Africa's trafficking gangs flourish as nations fail to work together
More than 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders annually
Mistreated women turn 'lawyers' to win divorce, child custody in Kenya's courts
Unable to meet high legal fees and wary of dodgy lawyers, hundreds of women in Kenya are becoming their own advocates