Green and clean, but is your electric car free of slavery?
The risks associated with sourcing materials for lithium-ion batteries are of particular concern.
FEATURE-Young Chadians develop digital cures for social, economic ills
From e-commerce to mapping community problems, a new generation is using technology to push for change - but faces big barriers
EXCLUSIVE -Cairo named most dangerous megacity for women; London best - poll
Delhi, Sao Paulo worst for sexual harassment and violence
EXCLUSIVE -Kinshasa named as worst megacity for get-ahead women in poll
Most women in Kinshasa work in small, informal businesses or agriculture and many live on the city outskirts without electricity and roads
After Ebola, West Africa must brace for more deadly fevers - study
By mapping high risk areas, African nations can better prepare for potential epidemics
Militants attack east Congo bases, killing two U.N. peacekeepers
Congo's army has been battling militants this weekend for control of a stretch of road linking the area to Uganda
Congo militants ambush and kill travellers in northeast - lawmakers
Eastern Congo is a tinderbox of ethnic tensions and has been racked by conflict for more than two decades
EXPERT VIEWS - Why do land rights matter to communities and companies?
More than half of land rights conflicts in the developing world are not resolved
Syrian opposition says Russian jets kill civilians fleeing across Euphrates
IS last major stronghold, the cities, towns and farms in the strip along the Euphrates bordering Iraq are fast becoming the focus of Syria's six-year-long civil war