FACTBOX - Legal hurdles faced by LGBT+ people in Africa
Same-sex relations are legal in only 22 of Africa's 54 countries and are punishable by death in some
Three-way talks on Blue Nile dam dispute to resume Tuesday
Egypt, which gets more than 90% of its scarce fresh water from the Nile fears the dam could devastate its economy, while Ethiopia says "no force on earth" would stop its completion
OPINION: Pope’s ‘yes’ to same-sex civil unions will lead to a more open and equal Catholic Church
Pope's comments in a new documentary released on Wednesday signal a significant policy shift
U.N. says pandemic will slow already miniscule progress in women's rights
Only modest gains in education and lowered maternal mortality have taken place since 1995, the U.N. said
In a thirsty world, information gaps dog a push to tap groundwater
Using more underground water could ease water shortages - but coordination of an "invisible" resource remains a challenge
Refugee women in Africa say domestic violence rose during pandemic
With families unable to earn due to coronavirus, many girls were made to sell sex for food or forced into marriage to ease the household burden
South Sudan families displaced by fighting forced out again by floods
Nearly 370,000 people have been forced to flee their homes by the worst rains in living memory
OPINION: We need to look beyond #MeToo and learn from women’s activism globally
Focusing on the western-centric #MeToo movement risks overlooking women’s rights activists in the global south
U.N. food agency WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions in conflict zones
OPINION: Learning from a brave Colombian who rescues children from sexual exploitation
Coronavirus lockdowns, economic hardship and closed or restricted borders have exacerbated the often-intertwined problems of trafficking and sexual abuse