Nigerian president calls for stricter laws on sex abuse
Nigeria has one of the world's lowest rates of female participation in politics and just 6% of its lawmakers are women
Head of U.S. aid group resigns over handling of sex abuse claim
The chief executive says his "failure to intervene" after a call to a whistleblowers' hotline caused "great harm"
Ethiopia's Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for resolving conflict with Eritrea
Africa's youngest leader has in under two years in power begun political and economic reforms that promise a better life for many in impoverished Ethiopia
INTERVIEW-Beyonce's designer bets on 'Made in Africa' fashion to create jobs
African clothing designer plans to expand production in Senegal and train local tailors to translate her brand's success into jobs
End world's 'coal addiction' to avert climate devastation, UN chief says
'Let us make no mistake, we are facing an urgent crisis. Climate change is moving faster than we are, exceeding worst-case projections.'
More trees, less cars: cities pledge cleaner air
Dozens of mayors of cities from every continent pledge cleaner air in a bid to improve urban health and tackle climate change
Denmark weighs ending North Sea oil and gas hunt
Phasing out fossil fuels is seen as crucial to curbing global warming
Climate-change protesters block BBC headquarters in London
Extinction Rebellion calls on the BBC "to meet its crucial moral duty to tell the full truth on the climate and ecological emergency"
With simple words, mapping apps offer help to refugees, slum dwellers
Apps are making it possible to locate even the world's most remote areas on a map
Kenyan farmers snap crops with phones to improve insurance payouts
A new project is training farmers to use smartphones to chart the health of their crops, so that they are more likely to receive compensation when droughts or floods hit