War crimes judges jail Congolese warlord Ntaganda for 30 years
The list of crimes on Ntaganda's charge sheet included conscription of child soldiers, as well as rape and sexual enslavement of both civilians and child soldiers
Militia in Congo kills 10 civilians in village raid
The attack comes five days after Congo launched a large-scale operation against insurgent group Allied Democratic Forces in an area which is also fighting to contain the Ebola epidemic
Record 45 mln people in southern Africa facing food crisis - UN agencies
Climate change is wreaking havoc in impoverished countries struggling to cope with extreme natural disasters
Carbon emissions from tropical forest loss underestimated, scientists say
"It's a bit like if you're injured at work you have lost earnings for years into the future," says co-author of new study
Norway at top, Yemen at bottom of rankings for women's quality of life
While life for women has improved in some 60 countries, it has deteriorated in Yemen and other war-torn nations
Scientists question mass tree planting as climate change panacea
"If we want to control climate change, there is really only one answer... we have to cut emissions," said a scientist
WIDER IMAGE-Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in eastern Congo
As of this month, more than 1,000 people have survived the 14-month Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's second deadliest
Global index finds climate change driving 'alarming' hunger levels
Aid agency Concern Worldwide said progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target was "under threat or is being reversed"
Congo to start using J&J Ebola vaccine in November
Inoculations will start in Goma before being extended to other provinces
U.S. blocks import of goods from five nations in rare anti-slavery crackdown
Seized goods included clothing from China, diamonds from Zimbabwe and rubber gloves from Malaysia