Africa
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Revised executive order puts lives on hold for refugees from Kenya’s Dadaab camp, who were set to travel to US after many years of waiting
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Women and girls 'My vulva cupcakes were confiscated' - a day in the life of an anti-FGM campaigner
Leyla HusseinCampaigning against FGM around the world gets Leyla Hussein into some interesting situations. But she didn’t expect to be so affected by going ‘home’ -
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Pentagon says Russia has intervened to support opponents of the western-backed government
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Twenty million people face starvation without an immediate injection of funds in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria, warns Stephen O’Brien
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Archaeologists in Cairo believe they have uncovered parts of a temple of Pharaoh Ramses II, including an eight-metre-high statue
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Guardian Africa network Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protection
Baltasar Garzón and William BourdonA group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations -
Government watchdog says £10m has been allocated to Libya without studying the human rights implications
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Archaeologists believe eight-metre statue found in Cairo slum is of Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in 13th century BC
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Business in the Sululta district of Ethiopia’s Oromia region is burgeoning. So why, despite abundant rainfall, does half the population have no access to fresh water?
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Why my nude selfie is a feminist statement
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
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State bread supply reportedly slashed from 4,000 to 500 loaves per bakery amid cuts intended to revive nation’s economy
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The panel How to win a feminist battle – six activists share their secrets
Leymah Gbowee and othersFrom helping to end a civil war to fighting the tampon tax, six women explain how their campaigns achieved the unimaginable -
Conflict sparked by Benghazi Defence Brigade’s capture from Libyan National Army of terminals at Sidra and Ras Lanuf
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High commissioner says refugees are not criminals as some affected Muslim-majority countries express disappointment
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Found in 1922, Deo Gratias is the oldest photography studio still in operation in Accra
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South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen are on the brink of catastrophe, thanks to conflict, drought, and a shocking failure in our international response
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British high commissioner to Kenya speaks out following death of Tristan Voorspuy, whose ranch was invaded by herders
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Satao II, about 50 years old, is believed to have been shot with a poisoned arrow in Tsavo national park, Kenya
Transport The motorcycle taxis taking on Uganda’s deadly roads – in pictures