Locals need more legal rights in big African land deals - report
Laws protecting international investors are strong but laws "tend not to be very effective in protecting the rights of poor communities," researchers note
DRC - Journalist faces year in prison, 100,000 dollars in damages in libel case
DRC - Journalist faces year in prison, 100,000 dollars in damages in libel case
Ministerial meeting reviews timeline for solving Rwandan refugee situation
Ministerial meeting reviews timeline for solving Rwandan refugee situation
World Immunization Week: No Child Left Behind
Medair's health teams travel to some of the world's most remote places to vaccinate the children who are most likely to be left behind.
In crises, feeding the weakest first saves lives, study shows
Study shows that at times of crisis, more children survive when weakest are fed first than when blanket distribution system is used
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war -U.N. envoy
Syria, Mali, Congo, Ivory Coast, CAR named in U.N. report
Congo army battalion accused of mass rape U.S. trained -U.N. envoy
U.N. says 126 women were raped in eastern Congo in November last year