The elderly Kenyan women weaving their way to a more sustainable future
"Basketry has not only offered a source of livelihood, but it has also opened doors for us in the world"
No quick fixes for companies seeking to stamp out forced labour - experts
"Hotlines and smartphone apps (allowing staff to report abuses) are widely hailed ... but do not give any power to workers to organise, bargain and improve their conditions"
Medical workers in Congo city finish vaccinating contacts of Ebola patients
The VSV-EBOV vaccine has been administered to 1,112 people, including 567 in the northwestern city
INTERVIEW-Aid effort for South Sudan refugees critically short of money - UN
Efforts to assist millions of people fleeing Africa's biggest refugee crisis face a critical funding shortfall of nearly $800 million
Endangered mountain gorilla population recovers to over 1,000
"Truly remarkable"
Effective data collection – the hidden work that’s essential to the Ebola control response
Paper is bulky and heavy and in most ways I can think of, inferior to the smart devices that billions of us carry in our pockets every day.
War leaves one in four girls in South Sudan suicidal - report
"These girls have endured some of the most horrendous hardships imaginable"
Almost all in Congo city at immediate risk of Ebola now vaccinated -WHO
"We have reason to be cautiously optimistic"
WHO's Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over 3 months
Congo's Health Ministry says there have been 54 cases of Ebola and 25 deaths.
Infection alert after dying Ebola patients taken to Congo prayer meeting
Democratic Republic of Congo is racing to contain an outbreak of the disease