400,000 children risk starvation in volatile Congo as aid dries up
"Families have little to harvest from their own land and nothing to sell at the markets"
Brazil tops Places to Watch for deforestation, satellites show
Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016, equivalent to the size of New Zealand
Cholera resurges in Zambian capital Lusaka, WHO says
The main affected areas are the densely populated districts of Lusaka, Chipata and Kanyama, where poor sanitation may favour the spread of the disease
How do we get to 100 percent renewable power for the poor?
Smart, clean energy will be a key driver of development - but cash is needed to get it working for all
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on U.N. in recent history
Established in 2010, MONUSCO, the United Nations's largest peacekeeping mission
Condom clothing designer shocks Congo into HIV awareness
"I have lost loved ones to HIV - that's what inspired me to do this"
Congo will be Africa’s mega-crisis in 2018
Mounting political instability and a massive humanitarian crisis are set to collide next year in DRC, creating a mega-crisis on the continent
War drives record $22.5 bln aid appeal in 2018
Needs are rising substantially in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Somalia and Sudan
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
"The goal will be in very short order to be able to arrest identified traffickers, dismantle these networks and their financing"
Expect more war, hunger, Islamist violence in 2018 -Geneva think-tank
Violence and insecurity are likely to deteriorate in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, and Syria