July 17

• Cameroon: Promises to Gas Victims Only 'Hot Air'

  Ismaela Muhamadu was six years old when he lost his parents and siblings in a poisonous gas explosion at northern Cameroon's Lake Nyos. The blast killed more than 1,800 people, and... Read more »

• Ethiopia: U.S., UK Accused of Ignoring, Facilitating Abuses

  The U.S. and U.K. foreign assistance offices are being accused of ignoring, mischaracterising or downplaying testimony offered by ethnic communities in Ethiopia who accuse the... Read more »

July 16

• Africa: UN Deploys Women Protection Advisers to Curb Sexual Violence

  Despite the United Nations' "zero tolerance" policy against sexual violence, there has been a rash of gender-based crimes in several of the world's conflict zones, including South... Read more »

July 15

• Kenya: Smallholder Farmers Vulnerable to Climate Change

  With the country's food security and farmers' livelihoods at risk from climate change, Kenya has divergent policy options. One is reliant on deploying new technologies as well as... Read more »

July 14

• Africa: REDD a 'False Solution' for Africa

  REDD - reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - would seem to be a mitigation strategy that perfectly matches Africa's needs. Read more »

July 13

• Congo-Kinshasa: Teachers Accused of Abusing Girls

  In some Democratic Republic of Congo schools, teachers and senior authorities are using their status to abuse girls who do not know their rights, according to the African... Read more »

July 11

• Mauritius: Small Businesses Tackle Poverty

  Raja Venkat, a food vendor on the sidewalk of Immigration Square in the centre of Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, sits on his tricycle with a bag full of dhal puris - small,... Read more »

July 10

• Uganda: A Litre and a Half of Light for Kampala's Slums

  As he sits in the family lounge in Kamwokya, an informal settlement in Kampala, with the afternoon sunshine streaming through the door, Joseph Senkungu remembers a time when life,... Read more »

• Sudan: Activists Call for Change to Law Allowing Child Brides

  Lawyers and rights activists are calling for a change in Sudan's laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young as 10. Read more »

July 09

• Kenya: Mothers Shun Free Maternal Care

  It has been a month since the Kenyan government waived the maternity fee at public health facilities, but Millicent Awino is still one of the many expectant mothers in favour of a... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Saving Fragile Forests and People

  As the Côte d'Ivoire government clears its protected forests of illegal occupiers, particularly in the Dix-Huit Montagnes region, environmentalists say that this crucial move... Read more »

July 06

• Zimbabwe: Complicated Registration 'Designed' to Prevent Zimbabweans From Voting

  Like many other aspiring voters, Emilia Magirazi, 27, braved a chilly winter's morning as she waited patiently to register as a voter in the slow-moving queue at Kuwadzana 8... Read more »

July 05

• Mali: Can Peacekeepers Take Control of Mali?

  As the new 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping forces don their blue helmets and prepare to take over from African-led forces in Mali, a nation consumed by corruption and... Read more »

July 04

• Cameroon: Oiling the Palms of Cameroon's Farmers

  In Maleke village, western Cameroon, an oil palm tree is considered to be "black gold". At least, that is what Joseph Tesse, the local processor of oil palm, tells IPS. Read more »

July 03

• Malawi: Working to Save Malawi's Mothers

  Charity Salima, 54, has helped to deliver over 4,000 babies in her maternity clinic in Area 23 - one of Malawi's poorest and most populous townships - and has yet to record a... Read more »

July 02

• Africa: What's Good for Brazil Is Good for Africa

  As Africa transforms its economy, it will need modern jobs and increased productivity to fight hunger on the continent, African leaders agreed at a two-day summit. Read more »

• Africa: Obama Plan to Electrify Africa Offers a "New Model" of Aid

  During an eight-day trip to Africa, President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious plan to improve access to electricity across the continent, a move the White House says is designed... Read more »

• Africa: Obama Announces New U.S. Focus On Wildlife Trafficking

  President Barack Obama on Monday announced a series of new initiatives to combat spiking levels of international poaching and draft a new national plan on wildlife trafficking, an... Read more »

• Africa: Generating Global Governance to End Hunger [interview]

  Sub-Saharan Africa may be home to six of the world's 10-fastest growing economies, but it also has a majority of the countries that are suffering from a food crisis. Read more »

• Sudan: Khartoum Hits Hard At Female Activists

  More and more of Sudan's female politicians and rights activists are being arrested and detained in the government's clampdown on opposition political parties. Read more »

July 01

• Congo-Kinshasa: Fleeing With What's Most Important

  If you were forced to flee your home to survive, what would you take? What could you take? Jean Claude "Van Damme" Ndongizimana, 20, escaped from the eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more »

June 30

• Africa: Bright Ideas Will Help Feed Africa's Poor

  Across Africa, smallholder farmers, who are some of the world's most impoverished people, are slowly being introduced to innovative approaches, such as entrepreneurial loan schemes... Read more »

June 29

• Mozambique: Living in the Shadow of a Secret State

  In downtown Maputo, the walls are covered with the local newspaper, Verdade, and a range of people, young and old, male and female, are reading it. Verdade, which means Truth in... Read more »

June 28

• Angola: Angola Slow On Drought Response As People Die of Hunger

  Church groups, local NGOs and international aid organisations have launched appeals to get supplies to drought-stricken southern Angola where people are reported to be dying from a... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Who Will Fund Southern Africa's Infrastructure Plans?

  Mounds of sand and rubble are what are left of sections of Maputo's beachfront road as bulldozers, manned by Chinese construction workers, tear up the road that is being rebuilt.... Read more »