Helicopter aid reaches 45,000 in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria -UN
Some 4.6 million people are going hungry across the region
Transgender Saudi man speaks out publicly for first time to help others
"My name wasn't Salman when I was born about 28 years ago. It was Salma."
Lured by power, female extremists prove hardest to help: expert
Boko Haram is largely male, but women do volunteer to join the militant group
Rise in malnutrition must be reversed before it creates health "catastrophe" - experts
Middle income countries are increasingly seeing both forms of malnutrition
Rural Cambodia uses guppy fish to fight dengue
The larvae-eating guppies have helped to reduce the presence of potentially dengue-carrying mosquitoes
Boko Haram attacks hinder aid delivery in southeastern Niger - agencies
Boko Haram militants have killed about 15,000 people and displaced some 2.6 million in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
Surge in online sex trade of children challenges anti-slavery campaigners
Many children used in online sex abuse are so young they cannot yet speak. Many are sold by their families.
McDonald's drops supplier in Malaysia over worker exploitation claims
Labour supply agency revealed to have withheld salaries, underpaid wages, and confiscated passports of workers
Two tech companies win first Stop Slavery Award after workforce scrutiny
"As some of the biggest companies in the world, we have a particular responsibility to eradicate forced labour from our supply chains"
Leading by example, Ghanaian business mentor urges African women to smash stereotypes
"It's hard for young female African entrepreneurs to feel like they fit in, if they can't see any role models out there"