Tourist visa scam traps Indian migrants in abusive jobs in UAE
Migrants on tourist visas - quicker and cheaper to obtain than work permits - are wary of reporting exploitation for fear of revealing their illegal status
Kenya warns locust swarm is spreading, threatening food security
Locusts have already destroyed over 70,000 hectares of farmland in Somalia and Ethiopia in the worst invasion in 70 years
Extreme weather leaves Congo capital residents underwater
Increasingly torrential rain linked to climate change is costing lives in central Africa
More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in Sudan's West Darfur
Up to 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced, since conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003, according to U.N. estimates
From nuns to astronauts: 10 women cracking the glass ceiling in 2019
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at which women managed firsts in their field
Pope, religious leaders, send South Sudan rivals Christmas peace appeal
Pope Francis and two other religious leaders said they were praying for 'a renewed commitment to the path of reconciliation'
YEARENDER- Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019 - poll
From drones delivering children's vaccines to satellite early warning systems tracking drought, technology is revolutionising aid operations
Major companies pledge jobs, education for refugees
The pledges come at the end of a decade in which the number of refugees worldwide has doubled to more than 25 million people
OPINION: How women hold the power to end malnutrition in the Sahel
Under-nutrition prevails because those with the most power to change it have been overlooked
Uganda's refugee farmers sow seeds of change
In Uganda, a developing country where land is still relatively plentiful, refugees are encouraged to build their own houses and use their gardens to grow food to supplement their rations