Rural women lead fight against infant mortality in DR Congo
Newly-trained community health workers - many of them women - are making healthcare more accessible in DRC
Cheap, heat-proof rotavirus vaccine "game changer" for African children
Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea and kills an estimated 1,300 children a day, mostly in Africa
Mass graves in central Congo bear witness to growing violence
Kabila's decision not to step down when his presidential mandate expired in December was followed by a wave of killings and lawlessness across the nation
Congo forces targeting civilians, denying peacekeepers access - UN
Government forces have targeted civilians, including women and children, resulting in numerous deaths in central Congo
Street art unites newly landed young migrants in Australia
Murals depict treasured objects that refugees took with them, words expressing their feelings about migration and images inspired by landscape of their countries
Political power "firmly in men's hands," global parliamentary official says
Progress getting women and men in equal numbers among the world's political leaders is at a near standstill
Uganda says security forces killed more than 100 in palace assault last year
Uganda denies children were among dead
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Slashing aid puts America's present - and future - interests at risk
Cutting support for family planning, poverty reduction and food aid can push more young people into the hands of extremists
Two UN officials of US, Swedish nationality kidnapped in central Congo
Government statement did not give date for incident