Free & Equal – the UN public information campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality – has released a three-minute video of the first-ever ministerial meeting on LGBT rights at the UN.

The deaths of more than 74 000 children from tuberculosis could be prevented each year through measures outlined in the first ever action plan developed specifically on TB and children.

The biggest names in the food and drink industry are not doing enough to stop poor people from being forced from their land and homes to make way to grow crops, according to a new report.

The $1m US contribution to the Senegalese court charged with trying the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré affirms the importance of Senegal’s efforts to ensure justice for Chadian victims in Africa, says an international rights group.

An important street demonstration took place against Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law in response to a call from an opposition group that spent more than three months rallying support for the protest.

Discussing economic statistics and GDP estimates of African economies is clearly important, but it’s also sensitive, as controversy over a new book shows.

The attack in Kenya marks the beginning of the end of the International Criminal Court., says Richard Dowden.

Afghanistan's big plans to exploit its minerals can either revive its economy or lead to squandering of its wealth, reports Arnab Pratim Dutta.