Established by former slaves, residents of the Brazilian quarter of Lagos face a battle against the bulldozers.

Established by former slaves, residents of the Brazilian quarter of Lagos face a battle against the bulldozers.

Thousands of Muslims in the Central African Republic have fled as UN chief warns of ‘ethno-religious cleansing’.

Without weapons, Ghana’s peacekeepers saved many Rwandans through negotiations alone.
![Some 800,000 people were killed in the Rwandan genocide [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014467301766734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Coastal erosion has forced a town of thousands to flee into a swampy, trash-filled area.
![Some residents are saying that sea levels are rising up to 3 metres each year [Chris Stein/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013129115021916734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Dangerous practice of burning electronic waste to extract metals could be made safely obsolete.
![Locals refer to the Agbogbloshie scrap yard as "Sodom and Gomorrah" [Chris Stein/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013103185129999734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)