Senegalese chef puts supergrain on New York menus to boost African farmers
The chef is hoping to have 7,000 families in Senegal producing the crop by 2020
Peace in South Sudan starts at home
Peace and reconciliation must start in our own hearts and flows from there to the family, the neighborhood and the entire community
Winners of 2018 Kurt Schork Memorial Award Announced
The winners of an award to honour some of the most courageous yet least recognised journalists around the world were announced this week, alongside an award for news fixers.
Africa's rapid population growth puts poverty progress at risk, says Gates
Poverty in Africa is increasingly concentrated in a few countries, which also have among the fastest-growing populations in the world
No women, no progress, development experts warn
Inequality in development presents a "grave challenge to progress" and could fuel extremism
In South Sudan ghost town, peace deal not yet a reality
South Sudan had plunged into warfare in 2013, two years after independence from Sudan
Wind and solar farms could double rainfall in Sahara, scientists say
If the entire desert were covered in wind farms and one fifth in solar panels, daily average rainfall would more than double
Female genital mutilation around the world: a fine, jail or no crime?
Report highlights major gaps in legislation across countries in Africa where FGM is prevalent.
African countries urged to toughen laws on female genital mutilation
Six countries which are home to 16 mln girls - Chad, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan - still do not even criminalise FGM
U.N. decries "shameful" reprisals on rights activists in 38 countries
Women cooperating with the U.N. had reported threats of rape and being subject to online smear campaigns