There is hope of a final end to the country's civil conflict, but the two parties still are far apart on many issues.
Unexploded ordnances are becoming an increasing concern in Mali, and their deadly legacy will last decades.
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh is planning to build a massive hospital for his herbal "cure" for HIV/AIDS. This is a disaster in the making.
New research suggests that Haiti's cholera epidemic might have domestic origins.
Top stories from the Development and Aid World News Service--DAWNS Digest.