Futures destroyed: COVID-19 unleashes 'shadow pandemics' on Africa's girls
From rape and sexual exploitation to child marriage and early pregnancy, COVID-19 has unleashed a myriad of "shadow pandemics" on girls across Africa, say child rights groups
Attacks on aid workers reached record high in 2019
Attacks on aid workers on the rise according to humanitarian research organisation
U.N. to train Botswana traditional leaders to fight gender-based abuse
Traditional leaders to take lessons on ending gender violence in nation with high rates of abuse against women
Could genealogy websites help catch aid worker sex abusers?
"Paedophiles actively seek out jobs in the industry" says British lawmaker Pauline Latham
In African villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths
Lockdowns have hit distribution of nets and people with malaria symptoms are delaying seeing a doctor for fear of the virus
British stars back charity coronavirus appeal for world's most vulnerable
Aid agencies launch appeal, warning COVID-19 could cause a humanitarian catastrophe in war-torn countries
Sudan to ban FGM, strengthen women's rights
Sudan will ban FGM and women will also no longer need a permit from male members of their families to travel with their children
Britain launches new inquiry into sex abuse by aid workers
As cases of sexual abuse and exploitation in the aid sector are unveiled, British lawmakers will now look into how this can be prevented
Swarms of locusts devastate parts of northern Kenya
The insects have hit an area where millions struggle for food
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
Negotiations have dragged on for years over how Ethiopia will operate the dam and fill its reservoir, while protecting Egypt's scarce water supplies from the Nile