Senegal's start-up act to boost female-led business in first for West Africa
Dozens of Senegalese start-ups have launched in recent years, though many have struggled to grow
Lab-grown meat? Dutch start-up keeps pork on your plate without wrecking the planet
Unlike other companies racing to develop environmentally-friendly 'clean meat', Meatable's pork does not use animal serum, a fluid derived from animal blood
Rainbow capes and kisses: Bollywood's first gay rom-com 'breaks stereotypes'
Packed with romantic scenes including a kiss between the male leads, the film offers a rare portrait of same-sex love in a small town in India, which legalised gay sex in 2018
Indian couple gets jail in Singapore's first labour trafficking conviction
The two Indian nationals were given a prison term of five years and six months each after they were found guilty of exploiting three Bangladeshi women they recruited to dance at nightclubs
Will Brexit distract Britain from net-zero emissions goal?
As it leaves the European Union, Britain now faces the task of simultaneously repositioning its global role and overseeing a massive green overhaul of the economy
Ugandan medics deploy AI to stop women dying after childbirth
The gadget transmits patients' data such as respiratory rate, pulse, and blood pressure to a desktop or mobile platform - algorithms detect at-risk cases and alert doctors
Cut the paperwork: Malaysia urged to make social enterprise scheme simpler
As well as recognising social enterprises so they can attract more business, the scheme offers tax deductions and access to grants
Tech must diversify to avoid inbuilt bias, says Facebook's Sandberg
'We really have to work hard to not have those biases become part of technology, which means we need more women in the field,' Sandberg said
In vanishing portraits, artist urges world leaders to protect indigenous tribes
An artist is using vanishing portraits of endangered tribes to spur world leaders into action at the World Economic Forum in Davos
'Let us in!' African women entrepreneurs implore investors at UK business event
Female entrepreneurs from African countries say they need to benefit from the same opportunities as men for their continent's ambitious development goals to be realised