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Rich countries should be prevented from 'ocean grabbing' resources of small-scale fishermen in poor countries
Rich countries exploiting the fishing grounds of developing nations should be reined in, a new report by the United Nations has found, in order to conserve dwindling fish stocks and improve the wellbeing of people in poor countries.
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The UK's prime minister, co-chair of a panel devising new development goals, faces a complex and onerous challenge
Governments have been doing a pretty poor job of saving the world recently. We're confronted with huge problems - tackling climate change, economic crisis, trade in deadly weapons - and governments are failing to solve any of them.
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Farmers in developing world will have to grow different food to prevent world going hungry in changing climate, says report
Farmers will need to grow different crops as rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall lead to a drop in yields of maize, rice and wheat in developing countries, according to agricultural experts.
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Haiti reeling from impact of Hurricane Sandy, as latest disaster leaves 54 people dead and more than 200,000 homeless
Haiti and the United Nations are planning an appeal for emergency aid after Hurricane Sandy killed 54 people and devastated crops last week before going on to hit the United States.
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Fibre optic cable delivering revolutionary change was laid while African neighbours were booking hotels for more talking shops
If there is such a thing as an African version of California's Silicon Valley, the country that is arguably leading the race to the future is Kenya.
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Studies resume after 18-month delay caused by post-election violence between supporters of Gbagbo and Ouattara
On Cocody University campus, the biggest in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, workers are busy - finishing paint jobs, planting shrubs and installing tables and chairs for around 62,000 students (out of 85,000 in the whole country). The university is reopening after 18 months. All three Ivorian universities closed in April 2011, following "les évènements", as they euphemistically call the civil war between supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo's Ivorian People's Front and those who backed the current president, Alassane Ouattara. Around 3,000 people were killed during the conflict.
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The teaching and facilities offered by a new international school highlight the relative shortcomings of Kenya's state set-up
• Africa's growth sparks controversial rise of private schools
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Gems education company expanding in Africa to meet demand, but concern grows that high fees may exacerbate inequality
• Nairobi private school seeks to plug gaps in state education
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The latest global prosperity index is out and the US has dropped out of the top ten for the first time. See how countries compare by economy, governance, health, personal freedom, safety and security
• Get the data
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Mothers and daughters in Mogadishu's refugee camps live in fear of rape by armed bandits. Photographer Kate Holt travelled to the Somali capital to document their plight
Kate Holt
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