In a country with the world’s highest incidence of early marriage according to the UN, child rights activists say the phenomenon is changing in Niger...

Joy Cruz (not her real name) will never forget the abuse she suffered for 10 years at the hands of her husband. "I tried to...

On the surface, the historic northern city of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast is an up-market tourist destination, with cruise boat passengers strolling through the...

A series of workshops, hosted by the South African government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), are being held to enlist the support of...

There is a growing belief among men in Swaziland that circumcision provides complete protection against HIV, a perception that worries non-governmental organisations (NGOs) battling the...

Iddar Ag Ogazide, a black Tamasheq, was born in 1973 at Tinahamma near Ansongo in northern Mali, 1350km north of Bamako. His family have been...

The tankers that roar down the streets of the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba carry precious water, but health experts suspect much of what they...