A safe and highly effective vaccine, tragically underused
We can protect young girls against HPV and save millions of lives from cervical cancer – let’s make it a priority
Some African states oppose a return by S.Sudan rebel Machar -UN
Machar is being held in South Africa to prevent him from stirring up trouble
Burundi stops World Food Program convoy from entering country
"It was a regular shipment of food from Rwanda into Burundi"
INTERVIEW-World's mushrooming cities pose big vaccination challenges - UNICEF
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed how fast disease outbreaks can spread in cities
U.N. 'horrified' by video showing killing of experts in Congo
The video shown to a group of journalists in the capital Kinshasa
INTERVIEW-Winner of "Green Nobel" says India is plundering not protecting tribal lands
"The mining-based industry has become priority for the government ... but it does not support the common people"
At least 16 drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos
At least 173,000 people, mostly Syrians, landed in Greece in 2016
Award-winning Congolese wildlife ranger says he fears for his life
More than 160 park rangers have been killed in the line of duty over the past 15 years
Goldman environmental prize awarded amid murders, violence against activists
Prize committee is looking at ways to improve safety for the winners so they can continue their campaigns
More than 11,000 Congo refugees seek refuge in Angola
"Refugees are arriving in desperate conditions, without access to clean water, food or shelter"