Trump's EPA pick may struggle to dismantle Obama's environmental legacy
Trump's transition team named Scott Pruitt as his pick to lead the EPA on Thursday, cheering industry and enraging green groups
Women's rights in danger in U.S. states and by Trump, activist Gloria Steinem warns
Policies in individual U.S. states could set back abortion availability and health care as much as the plans of President-elect Donald Trump, says activist Gloria Steinem
Africa’s invisible internal displacement
There were 3.5 million new displacements due to conflict and disaster in Africa during 2015, a million caused by flooding alone
In Kenya, organic macadamia nuts provide a cushion against drought
Cutting out chemicals - and the middle man - is making farmers more resilient, they say
African governments urged to help 3.5 million people uprooted from their homes in 2015
An average of 9,500 Africans were internally displaced daily last year due to conflict and environmental challenges
Climate refugees in South Asia need protection, advocates say
South Asia is the world's most disaster-prone region according to the United Nations
Thousands of Kenyan single mothers, widows use mobile money to escape poverty
Impact most dramatic among those who used M-Pesa, a text message-based mobile payment system
Teach new asylum seekers to UK about dangers of female genital mutilation, activists say
Female genital mutilation has been a criminal offence in Britain since 1985
Locals fearful as mega-projects drive rush for land on Kenya's coast
Sylvester Jefua prays the government will formally recognise the home he has lived in for a decade before developers take his land
Trump to nominate Pruitt to lead U.S. environmental agency - statement
Choice signals Trump plans to move ahead with his promise to cut back regulation and free up drilling and coal mining