INSIGHT - Amazon's billion dollar gold rush leaves trail of toxins
Tens of thousands of illegal miners have poured into the Amazon rainforest, poisoning the river with toxins while attempting to strike it rich
FEATURE -Politics of Death: The map maker who finds the bodies in Ethiopia's land battle
Academic Endalk Chala has been mapping the deaths of men and women killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region, since violence erupted in November 2015
Refugees reduce conflict, protect forests in Cameroon with new stoves
Briquettes made with clay and sawdust from local saw mills are easier to light than firewood and also free
Militants blocking aid to starving children in Somalia, charity says
"Getting aid to them is not easy ... When animals die, there is no food, no milk, and no assets to make money off and subsequently buy food"
FACTBOX-Study says 67 mln unwanted pregnancies could be avoided each year
If women had reliable contraceptives, there would be a sharp drop in the number of unwanted pregnancies
Protect African pupils from malaria to tackle anaemia, boost learning - researchers
Children who get antimalarial drugs, insecticide-treated bed nets and education about preventing the mosquito-borne disease are 95 percent less likely to be infected with malaria parasites
Few resource-rich countries properly manage their natural resources - report
"Good governance of extractive industries is a fundamental step out of poverty for the 1.8 billion poor citizens living in the 81 countries we assessed..."
Indigenous knowledge crucial to tackling climate change, experts say
Traditional skills and knowledge should be seen as a complement, not a barrier, to scientific knowledge and climate adaptation efforts, say experts
Pakistan issues landmark transgender passport; fight for rights goes on
"We are happy there is a growing realisation that we should be given our identity"
Are human rights bad for women?
Systematic violations of women’s rights indicate that human rights all too often fail to deliver on their stated moral objectives