MPs: Kenya must pass women's representation bill or risk constitutional crisis
The percentage of women in Kenya's parliament is lower than its east African neighbours such as Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda
South Sudan Facebook auction a sign social media must do more to protect girls’ rights
Social networking sites like Facebook have a huge role to play in protecting human rights
Lost lives, lost billions: the cost of child marriage in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest child marriage rates in the world, with more than 3 million - or one in three - girls marrying before they turn 18
Judge voids U.S. female genital mutilation law
The ruling removes the main charges against a doctor who had been due to stand trial in the first U.S. criminal case of its kind
U.N. praises Chad and Uganda for integrating refugee pupils
Only six in 10 refugee children were enrolled in primary school and one in four in secondary school last year, UNESCO said
Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO
After several years of steady declines, annual cases of the mosquito-borne disease are levelling off
Mobile app pays refugees to boost artificial intelligence
A refugee in Uganda currently earning $1.25 a day doing basic tasks or menial jobs could make up to $20 a day doing simple AI labelling work on their phones
Women in humanitarian settings aren’t superhuman – but they are superheroes
Women and girls live in some of the most precarious places on the planet, yet their specific needs continue to be neglected
Facebook auction of South Sudan child bride could inspire other families - activists
Despite the legal age of marriage being 18 years old, more than 50 percent of South Sudanese girls are wed before their 18th birthday
Finance for electricity access too little, too dirty - energy body
Funding for new access to power is still going to coal plants, which drive climate change and can cause health problems, experts say