African leaders back Congo president-elect after contested poll
Congolese and their neighbours are anxious that the process remain peaceful in a country that has drawn regional armies into its civil wars over the decades
Fourteen miners killed in Rwanda tin mine after hill collapses
Last month, at another mining site in the southern part of Rwanda, five miners were trapped underground for nearly two days when the site collapsed
Limiting women in the workplace is costing us trillions
Countries are missing out on a smart and simple solution, with a massive return on investment: women
Congo political crisis deepens as top court rejects vote challenge
The election was meant to mark the first democratic transfer of power in the vast central African country
African Union cites 'serious doubts', urges delay to final Congo election result
The rare move injects fresh uncertainty into the post-election process, which was meant to usher in the country's first democratic transfer of power in 59 years of independence
Haitian women struggle to get help for children fathered by U.N. troops
The U.N.'s peacekeeping arm said does not take responsibility for financial assistance to children fathered by peacekeepers
More women catch Ebola in Congo in 'unexpected' twist of gender roles
The outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is the world's second largest and has infected 663 people so far
Yazidi survivor demands justice for women raped in Vietnam War
The rape of women in conflicts has increasingly come into the spotlight with high-profile women like Angelina Jolie and Amal Clooney working to attain justice for rape victims
Nearly 900 killed in ethnic violence in Congo in mid-December -UN
Toll doubles an estimate provided on Monday by a local priest and a civil society activist who said that at least 400 people had been killed in bloodshed
Joy, anger as ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo acquitted of war crimes
The former leader faced four counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, persecution and other inhumane acts during post-electoral violence