FEATURE-As droughts worsen, phones and radios lead way to water for Niger's herders
As climate change brings more unpredictable weather, good information can be a lifesaver for drought-hit pastoralists
FEATURE-Sex for fish: Women's reluctant trade on Kenya's Lake Victoria shore
As the fishermen bring their catch ashore, the sight of women buying fish with money is rare. The currency is sex.
Poor care contributed to migrant deaths in US jails - report
"The data reveals that people in immigration detention died needlessly"
West Africa to fight statelessness with world's first action plan
Over a million people could be living in limbo in West Africa, leaving many unable to work or access healthcare and vulnerable to exploitation
EXCLUSIVE-Some abducted Chibok schoolgirls refuse to be 'freed', says negotiator
Some girls refused to go home, fuelling fears that they have been radicalised by the jihadists, and may feel afraid, ashamed or even too powerful to return to their old lives
Kenya hopes to double maternity leave to boost mother and child health
Employers' representatives said the new bill would damage the career chances of young women in the workplace
INTERVIEW-Brazil prosecutors demand crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon's "El Dorado"
Thousands of miners who descended upon Apui in northwestern Brazil - the "New El Dorado" - are accused of perpetrating ecological crimes in illicit mines
Europe's $6.9 bln coal subsidies "better spent on technologies of the future"
"Instead of governments supporting technologies which are part of the future energy system, they're subsidising centuries-old technology"
Next British government must 'do the right thing' for refugees - UN
Britain should increase resettlement quotas, reunite more refugees with families in UK, and cut number of detained asylum seekers, says UNHCR.
Pain and panic as northern Nigeria races to contain deadly meningitis outbreak
Thousands of meningitis cases have been reported in northern states since November 2016, in Nigeria's worst outbreak of the disease since 2009