UN peacekeepers previously supported blacklisted Congo generals
Congolese authorities did not investigate the allegations of abuse - U.N. envoy
How will Africa pay for climate adaptation?
Raising money at home could be one answer, a report says
Rotten fish and energy scandals stink up Tanzania
Government corruption scandals have crippled efforts to expand power supply and help economy grow
Let’s ‘Make It Happen’: No Woman Should Die Giving Life
Kenyan leaders and foreign agencies are determined to reduce the large number of women dying in childbirth
Nearly 30 countries "highly vulnerable" to Ebola-style epidemic - charity
List of countries most at risk based on analysis of number of health workers, government spending and mortality rates
Flooding in Madagascar's capital kills 14, uproots thousands
Over 21,000 people forced from their homes; more rain forecast for coming days
Africa's expanding farms attract more plague-infested rats
Scientists link increase in corn fields in northern Tanzania to 20-fold rise in population of African rats
Spread of plague slows in Madagascar, death toll at 71 - WHO
Madagascar has suffered an outbreak of plague nearly every year since 1980 and case numbers have increased in the past three years
New aid model needed or world's poorest will wait a century for basics
Agencies need to be innovative and flexible, learn from business world and shift focus from volume to quality, says report
Plague cases rise in Madagascar, fear of more epidemics - WHO
The outbreak began in August on the Indian Ocean island, one of the world's poorest countries, where the disease is endemic