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Medical experts say that tobacco farming leads to Green Tobacco Sickness
Extractive companies pay low fees and royalties in Africa in order to offset the political risk of operating there
Stronger evidence on the costs and benefits of climate-smart development would help make the case
Somalia’s journey of reconstruction could be the most complex African journey in fifty years but also prove to be the most rewarding
When will African leaders wake up to the fact that sexual violence is wreaking havoc on the lives of women and communities in conflict zones?
Why transparency is crucial to finally turn the tide against the scourge of undernutrition
Extreme weather can be a distant worry – until a river of floodwater comes rushing through your own door
From a Saudi campaign to stop violence against women to a live debate on humanitarianism in the network age, check out what's in the pipeline for Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondents this week
Policymakers may see Kenya’s Isiolo area as barren and dusty, but a community-drawn map is changing perceptions
The Kenyan chapter of notinmycountry.org allows students to report corruption and rank the performance of university staff while remaining anonymous
Women won’t become more resilient to the impacts of climate change unless they achieve better social rights
Sustainable intensification is a way of producing more food with less impact on the environment, but is often misunderstood, new report says
Two weeks ago I found myself showing Angelina Jolie and UK foreign minister William Hague around the Lac Vert camp for displaced people near Goma, where they had come to meet rape survivors.
Kenya’s new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been inaugurated in a peaceful transition of power after fears that a close election result and contested court case might lead to violence.
I am not a little girl any more. I know what I want. I want to make my own choices for my future and getting married now is not part of my plans.