As young Africans push to be online, data cost stands in the way
Nearly three-quarters of African youth see universal Wi-Fi as a human right, but sky-high data costs from Ghana to South Africa mean only one in eight can afford to be online all the time, new research shows
Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
Following a ban on Twitter earlier this year, Nigeria introduces regulations aimed at curbing disinformation on social media
Women-led startups help family farmers feed Latin America
From Brazil to Ecuador's Amazon, women entrepreneurs are working to boost small-scale and organic farming as fears grow of a global food crisis
Uganda chiefs fight to save 'sacred' shea trees felled for fuel
Northern Uganda's revered shea trees are under threat from climate change and illegal loggers who turn the wood into charcoal and sell the fuel for use in cooking
Vanished Amazon expert Pereira sought mission outside Brazil's weakened watchdog
Sent to a desk job after President Jair Bolsonaro's election, indigenous protector Bruno Pereira took leave and returned to the field in the Amazon Javari Valley - but is now missing with British journalist Dom Phillips
EXPLAINER: Are we making real progress towards 'net zero' emissions?
Many countries and companies have set 'net zero' goals to curb global warming - but they are still too weak to kickstart the huge changes needed in how we live, work and play
As taps run dry, Mexican drought fuels anger over water inequality
Strict rationing has left millions of Monterrey residents without tap water for hours or days at a time, fueling long-standing anger over water concessions that favor big companies - including soft drinks and beer makers
Direct cash scheme in U.S. South aims to lift Black women out of poverty
As interest in guaranteed income programs grows, a major scheme in the U.S. state of Georgia aims to support Black women facing gendered and racial barriers to wealth
White-nationalist group members charged with planning riot at Idaho pride event
More than two dozen members of white nationalist group Patriot Front face charges over conspiracy to riot during a pride event
Croatia's Adriatic coast gets its first openly gay bar
Balkan countries remain largely conservative on social issues and homophobia and discrimination against sexual minorities are common