Nigeria: Women Shut Out of Nigeria's Poll By Violence, Fraud and Sexism

Experts predict the number of women who win seats in Nigeria's Saturday elections is likely to fall below the existing 6 percent - already one of the lowest rates in the world. Read more »

Kenya: Maasai Mark Milestone in Move to End Female Genital Cutting

I'm on my way home through a dismal February-London, and it already feels as if the exuberance, gravity and joy of the gathering I have just been privileged to witness in the Loita… Read more »

Sudan: Refugee Detained On Manus Island Wins Prestigious Human Rights Prize

The United Nations and human rights groups have criticised Australia's offshore detention centre policy, citing human rights abuses Read more »

Africa: Love in the Time of Climate Change

From rising seas to declining chocolate supplies, climate change poses a threat to many romantic traditions Read more »

Africa: As People Flee War and Disaster, Countries Lose 'Billions' - Study

Yaounde - People fleeing war, natural disasters or violence within their own countries could be costing countries a combined $13 billion a year, a new study released on Wednesday… Read more »

South Sudan: Amid Upheaval, Teak Forests Fall

Rapid felling of South Sudan's teak forests, largely by foreign-owned firms, has drawn protests - and brings environmental risks Read more »

Africa: 'Sexist' Data Is Holding Women Back - Bill and Melinda Gates

"Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said on Tuesday in an open letter. Read more »

Africa: Open Door Policy for Refugees Welcome - but Freedom, Jobs Needed, Aid Groups Say

African nations, which host more than 20 million people forced to flee their homes, must enforce international agreements to better protect and provide opportunities for those… Read more »

Africa: Boat Made of Old Flip-Flops Flies Flag for Cleaner African Seas

The boat, built of recycled shoes and plastic waste, sailed along the East African coast raising awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution for marine ecosystems Read more »

Ethiopia: Climate Change Leads Herders to Retrain As Farmers

As droughts becomes harsher, killing animals, adding in vegetable farming - and other money makers - is paying off for pastoralists Read more »

Africa: Global Count Finds Cases of Child Soldiers More Than Doubling

Children are recruited to be fighters, informants, looters, messengers, spies and as domestic and sexual slaves Read more »

Africa: Rise in Sexual Abuse Cases in Aid Groups As More Victims Speak Up

Aid industry has come under scrutiny after revelations that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti during 2010 relief mission snowballed into widespread reports of harassment and… Read more »

Kenya: Farmers Trust Tradition Over Tech to Predict the Weather

As Mary Mbaka tended to the crops on her farm in central Kenya, she wondered if she could rely on recent heavy rains to keep them watered, or if she should be preparing for a dry… Read more »

Africa: It's Time for Data to Serve a Higher Social Purpose

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Africa: Russia and China Back Nuclear As a Clean-Power Fix for Africa

Impatient to boost electricity supplies for homes and businesses alike, Ethiopia and other African nations are doing deals paving the way to nuclear power plants Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Accused of Promoting Sex Tourism With 'Curvy Women' Beauty Contest

Uganda must cancel a beauty contest that seeks to attract more visitors by showcasing "curvy women" because it objectifies women and promotes sex tourism, campaigners said on… Read more »

Nigeria: The Corpses Were Lying On the Streets - Refugees Flee Boko Haram

Seconds after glimpsing Boko Haram gunmen leap out of vehicles brandishing weapons in the town of Rann, Nigeria, Abdul, 45, rushed inside the medical clinic where he worked. Read more »

Africa: Bloody Taboos - New Emoji Could Help to End Period 'Shame'

Women and girls will be able to use an emoji to chat about their periods from next month, which will help to end the shame around menstruation, a child rights group said on… Read more »

Sudan: 'It's About Freedom' - Women On the Frontline of Uprising

When public protests erupted in Sudan over the rising cost of bread almost two months ago, women's rights activist Hala Al-Karib did not hesitate to join the masses on the streets… Read more »

Africa: Islam Must Never Be Used to Justify Genital Cutting

Last week, we witnessed the first-ever conviction of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the UK, more than 30 years after the practice was criminalized in that country. Read more »

Tanzania: On Solid Ground - Armed With Land Titles, Tanzania's Slum Dwellers Tackle Poverty

The documents form part of a nationwide programme to secure property rights for home owners in informal settlements Read more »

Africa: What Is Female Genital Mutilation and Where Does It Happen?

FGM is practised in at least 30 countries, mostly in Africa but also in pockets of the Middle East and Asia Read more »

Ethiopia: With Fruits and Green Shoots, Tigray Swaps Image of Famine for Resilience

The lack of conflict and Ethiopia's strong economic growth helped the arid and mountainous Tigray, home to nearly 6 million people, during the 2016 drought Read more »

Egypt: Babies Get Blue Ribbons As Parents Say 'No' to Female Genital Mutilation

Parents will receive the badges after signing a pledge that they will not have their daughters cut Read more »

Africa: For a Healthier Planet and People, We Must Fix Our Broken Food System

We now have a roadmap for action on nutrition and sustainability, based on scientific evidence - let's use it Read more »