Brazil: World-famous Carnival parade kicks off in Sao Paulo/in /by
“With Carnival, we are actually rescuing the possibility of maintaining our culture, which is the Black culture, a culture where everyone is welcome.” Marisa Lima Pereira, 37-year-old samba school participant
World Pangolin Day: Poaching, trafficking threaten African pangolins/in /by
"People don't know what a pangolin is so when they see a pangolin, they think that it is something harmful or something poisonous or dangerous.... even people from law enforcement ... they are not giving a need for concern for the pangolin as much weight as it should have." Beryl Makori, research
DR Congo: Women in street protest call on M23 rebels to leave their city/in /by
“We protest because we are sufferingf. Since we fled, our children have been suffering. They no longer study. We have no food. We have nothing on us, it is an ordeal. Let us be helped and given back our rights. It has been a year since we fled Rutshuru, but so far we've been suffering." Angèle Nsabi
Body of Ghanaian international Christian Atsu found in ruins of devastating earthquake in Turkey/in /by
Atsu, 31-years-old, who previously played for English Premier League clubs Chelsea, Newcastle United, Everton and Bournemouth, signed for Hatayspor from Saudi Arabian side Al Raed FC last year.