Slumped on a bench in a village in southeast Senegal - which is lifeless but for the occasional bleating of goats and splutter of old motorcycles - Aliou Thiam has only one thing on his mind.

Banana trees that fit in a test tube. Burgers made without a cow in sight. Fish farmed in the desert. Robots picking fruit. Welcome to the brave new world of food, where scientists are ...

Russia on Feb. 24 launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, triggering a massive displacement of people, including more than 8 million Ukrainians within the country, according ...

With the Taliban back in power, fears are escalating that Afghan women and girls will lose many of the freedoms they have won since 2001 Afghan woman journalist stands up to Taliban Emma Batha ...

Effectively shifting to a greener, climate-smarter economy will require ensuring those at risk in the transition - from coal miners to communities that rely on polluting industries - can find new ...

The aid industry has come under scrutiny after revelations in 2018 that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti during an earthquake relief mission in 2010 snowballed into widespread reports of ...

Africa faces 'hunger pandemic' as coronavirus fuels poverty Thin Lei Win and Kim Harrisberg As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes online for groceries Kim Harrisberg and Lungelo Ndlovu ...

How can climate change be made easier to understand, to help people act on it?

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who once described climate change as a "hoax", has said he will take the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and support greater use ...

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live.

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.