Climate mitigation overshadows adaptation in the Congo Basin
Adaptation projects have trouble emerging in many developing countries due to lack of data on how vulnerable local people are to climate change
No U.N. troop cut in Congo until progress against Rwandan rebels
The Congolese government had wanted the U.N. force of some 22,000 troops and police to be more than halved
Ex-Congo child soldier apologizes at U.N. for 1990s killings
Armed groups, not government forces, pose biggest challenge for their brutality and violence toward children, UN says
Thirty new bean varieties bred to beat baking climate
"Heat-beating" beans designed to provide protein for the world's poor in the face of global warming
Congo hospital sees rise in rape of girls as young as 18 months
Perpetrators are breaking into homes at night and stealing away the girls, campaigners say
INSIGHT-Slow start revives doubts about Congo campaign against Rwandan rebels
Can Congo's army defeat rebel group at heart of two decades of conflict in Africa's Great Lakes region?
Forests shrink; 70 percent now less than 1 km from edge
Farms, roads and towns are fast slicing up the world's wilderness
UN peacekeepers previously supported blacklisted Congo generals
Congolese authorities did not investigate the allegations of abuse - U.N. envoy
No handshakes, let alone parties, for returning Ebola healthworkers
Only a third of British adults would have face to face conversation with someone returning from Ebola-affected countries, poll finds
Amazon rainforest soaking up less carbon as trees die young - study
Climate change and worsening drought may mean more trees are dying