The United Nations Population Fund is the world’s largest provider of contraception to poor countries. The UK’s cuts to the agency are almost three times more severe than anything imposed previously by the Trump administration
Human Rights Watch warns that learners may take years to recover from the damage caused by school closures
Investigation finds extensive abuse of power by men allegedly working at organisations such as the World Health Organisation
The Nakba began with the establishment of Israel in 1948 and has never ended. Palestinian are still removed from their land and their home and are still being killed and discriminated against
A Human Right Watch report recommends sanctions and UN commission to investigate Israeli apartheid practices
Setting up a continent-wide medicine regulator could be crucial to getting Africa’s people the treatments and Covid vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put their weight behind it
NGOs are calling on the department of environment to introduce stricter measures for companies manufacturing and using plastic products
Reporters without Borders and others call on higher authorities to review prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the case
Mismanagement, pollution and a water deficit exacerbated by climate change are to blame
The blasts were a result of poorly stored explosives at a military base in the city, President Teodoro Obiang said in a statement on Sunday night
There are several ways West African countries can strengthen their election management, but election commissions must constantly evolve if they are to oversee elections that reflect the will of voters
Rape, kidnapping and victim-blaming are endemic and perpetrators protected, report finds
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so
For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election
The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure
Former UN force commander Patrick Cammaert preferred asking for forgiveness than permission
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
As senior legal officers take their battles with the head of the legal division to court, about a thousand military court cases are in limbo
Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians
The pandemic has provided humanity with a taste of a future at the limits of existence, as well as an appetite for change
After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set
Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here’s how households can draw these nutrients from urine
Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market
Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison
Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea
A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa
The UN is currently going through a serious liquidity crisis because many countries have not paid their annual dues, and it is therefore unable to fulfil all its mandates
Deputy Social Development Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu tells the UN that the war on drugs has failed and is suggesting other options to tackle addiction
Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services