ANTI-GAY ATTACKS WILL LEAD TO RISE IN HIV CASES, WARNS CHRISTIAN AID
The increasingly targeted attacks on gay people in a number of African countries, which are thought to have to led the murder this week of outspoken Ugandan gay activist, David Kato, will contribute to an increase in HIV infections, says Christian Aid.
Nomadic herders forced to flee in Northern Congo
?When 600 women and children arrive suddenly and set up camp next to a town in northern Congo, an alert signal flashes in your brain," says Azaad Alocco, MSF (M?decins Sans Fronti?res) project coordinator
ANALYSIS-Ivorian debacle clouds Africa's year of voting
Africa faces a record 17 national votes this year
UN climate plans said too narrow to save forests
A report by forest research organisations says world efforts to slow deforestation should do more to address underlying causes such as rising demand for crops and biofuels