Syrian girl, who tweeted from Aleppo, one of internet's most influential people - TIME
Eight-year-old Bana Alabed who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo is named one of the most influential people on the internet by Time Magazine.
As drought bites, livestock insurance aids pastoralists in Ethiopia
Insurance is only part of the answer, but it is easing losses from drought for herders in southern Ethiopia
Tanzania's ban on pregnant girls in school violates basic rights - campaigners
More than 55,000 Tanzanian schoolgirls have been expelled from school over the last decade for being pregnant
FEATURE-Bootcamps, internships train 'climate champions' in Uganda
"The idea is to show people that climate change affects every one of us - but also to explain how they can do something about it"
Cameroon's sex workers brush off beatings to send clients for HIV tests
While one in 25 people in Cameroon are living with HIV, more than a third of the country's sex workers are infected, meaning they hold the key to halting the spread of the virus
FEATURE-In Uganda, row over land shines light on historic kingdom
In April, three bus loads of men carrying sticks and machetes arrived in the village with the bulldozer - angry residents fought back
FEATURE -Politics of Death: The Bangladeshi professor defending nature with his life
Say "yes" to the Rampal coal-fired power plant ... "otherwise you will be hacked to death incredibly by us!"
Politics of Death: Muscovites march to save city's green lungs
Activists fighting to save a band of forest that rings Moscow from development are facing death threats
Central African Republic health plan threatened by violence - WHO
The plan also seeks to bolster the fight against HIV/AIDS, which affects almost one in 20 people in the country, and improve treatment of epidemics
Shoe brands urged to tackle forced labour at tanneries and ranches
Survey finds some progress in tackling forced labour in leather supply chains