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When a river and several hours of dirt roads stand between you & the nearest hospital, giving birth can be deadly. One nurse is hoping to change that.

It’s been five years since the country prohibited same-sex marriage and LGBTI gatherings, and the climate of fear left in its wake could be deadly.

Unsafe in Somalia and unwanted in Kenya, refugees increasingly risk abduction in search of a better life.

Desperate to reach Europe, migrants from Africa are travelling to Egypt to sell body parts to pay for their passage.

The continent’s largest film industry has been getting mental health all wrong with dangerous consequences. Now, that’s changing.

Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.

Across the continent, women are helping to reimagine a sacred rite of passage in an effort to honour their cultures and spare their bodies.

Some districts report Caesarean rates of 40%, which is much higher than the 26% national average for public hospitals.

You made it through the year. Kick back, relax and take a read through the 2018 that was.

This province reported skyrocketing rates of teen pregnancy but behind the figures lies a story about sex, knowledge and data.

Here's the story of the Treatment Action Campaign or how a handful of people created a global movement that changed the world.

In this province, the agricultural and mining sectors draw thousands of workers each year – and then they disappear. Here’s why we need to find them.

Report unearths neglect in Kenyan institutions, yet discrimination means children may be at risk of being killed if they remain in communities

From Amsterdam’s glittering canals to Durban’s dark streets, take a look at how the world legislates sex — and why it matters.

For many people with severe mental illnesses, these special wards can be a lifeline and the first step to care — if they can get there.

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.