Q&A - Kenya's Attorney General aims to win 'cultural war' for women in politics
Was it a mistake to include a gender quota in the constitution? Is Kenya sexist? Attorney General Githu Muigai shares his thoughts
Environmentalists slam planned Bangladesh power plants near protected Sundarbans
"The planned coal power plants threaten the health and livelihoods of millions of people"
INTERVIEW-Kenya to amend law to protect human trafficking victims
More than 20,000 people are trafficked through Kenya each year from neighbouring countries including Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan
New India coastal law will hurt environment, fishermen's livelihoods - activists
"Any relaxation of the (law) will lead to more commercial development, which will affect the lives and livelihoods of the fishing community"
App helps Kenya’s small farmers tackle pests, map crops
Could mobile technology help Kenyan farmers defeat drought and pests?
China looks to insurance to stem mounting disaster loss
"This makes a lot of sense because disaster and catastrophic insurance is still quite new in China and the people who have the needs don't have the awareness or the availability to pay"
Canadian activists urge emergency visas for LGBT from Chechyna
"We're expanding our on-the-ground contacts as well as increasing our capacity to identify and assess new or alternative safe routes out of Chechnya"
U.N. agency pulls staff from parts of South Sudan due safety fears
Violence against aid workers is increasingly common in oil-rich South Sudan, which is suffering the world's first famine for six years
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
"I thought it could be more effective to show solutions, to try to arouse the creativity and enthusiasm of people"
Militants exploit growing competition for water, land - study
With climate change, states struggle to provide basic services and maintain legitimacy - leaving militants to take advantage of power vacuum