The winners of the Travel Photographer Of The Year contest are a gorgeous visual journey through our changing planet and its inhabitants.

A study finds female genital mutilation or cutting is a leading cause of death: a young woman or girl dies every 12 minutes.

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in ...

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has expressed its determination to focus more on preventive measures to tackling ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

The Sahel Can Revolutionize Renewable Energy Access and Affordability Up to the Last Mile (By Reshmi Theckethil) ...

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

including those by the African Union (AU), to encourage dialogue among Sudan's political and civil society groups about a stable post-war future, including a substantial role for civilians. Women wait ...

A woman in South Africa has rescued more than 2,500 pugs over the years after she and her husband sold their house, lived in ...