Shooting for glory, not to kill - a refugee's Olympic goal
Luna Solomon, an Eritrean refugee living in Switzerland, is one of a few dozen refugee athletes who are Olympic hopefuls
Fears grow for Congo's lone children after volcanic eruption
Dozens of Congolese children separated from their families days after a deadly volcanic eruption could be at risk of kidnap, child labour, or recruitment by armed groups
COVID-19 pushes Congo's children out of school and into domestic work
School closures and the economic fallout from the pandemic have left many minors with no choice but to work to survive
Governments urged to boost cash grants to end pandemic-fuelled child labour
Human Rights Watch found children in Ghana and Uganda breathing in noxious dust at mines, carrying loaded bags of ore and being injured by flying rocks
'Anxiety and stress' as vaccine shortfall hits Africa's inoculation drive
Africa's dilemma highlights inequality between rich nations, who were able to corner vaccine supplies early on, and poor countries dependent upon COVAX and donations
Rocked by new sex claims, World Health Organization appeals for information
Investigations by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian found many Congolese women who said they were coerced into sex by men who said they worked for aid groups
Drones to digital: Asia, Africa find ways to plug COVID health gaps
From India to Liberia, the pandemic has underlined the crucial role that social enterprises can play in bridging health gaps, investors say
African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought
Rainforests in six African countries found to be more resistant to extra heat and drought than tropical forests in the Amazon and Southeast Asia
From teaching to football, communities seen as key to ending use of child soldiers
Ex-child soldiers often struggle to find their place in their communities and risk re-recruitment
OPINION: G7 leaders know what needs to be done to prevent famines, but will they act?
Today’s G7 meeting is a potential gamechanger for preventing famine in crisis countries if world powers step up