Mali arrests five suspects in killing of 157 villagers
The attack was one of the worst in Africa's Sahel region in living memory
Kenya orders closure of Dadaab refugee camp this year, according to leaked UN document
Located in eastern Kenya, Dadaab was established almost 30 years ago and was once the world's largest refugee camp
Laos has 'mortgaged' future at expense of people, U.N. expert says
Government policies have paved the way for investments in mining and agriculture but have placed greater pressure on land and impoverished communities, said the U.N.
In Mozambique, parents yearn for children torn away by cyclone
As many as 4,900 children may have been separated from their families
Zimbabwe has up to seven months' supply of grain, after drought damage -official
The country faces food shortages after crops were damaged by the El Niño-induced drought and cyclone Idai
INSIGHT - Despite talk of returns, Turkey quietly works to integrate Syrian refugees
Turkey has slowly shifted from providing basic humanitarian assistance to more long-term assistance and integration of Syrians
Migrants being held in Texas enclosure as surge overwhelms El Paso
The enclosure holds migrants crossing the border illegally in metropolitan El Paso as they wait to be processed
Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan
The West African country on Thursday became the second in the region after Senegal to launch a plan to help its capital city, Accra, grow safely as part of the 100 Resilient Cities global network
U.N. urges Eritrea to probe killings, missing detainees
They sought information on the whereabouts of 18 journalists detained in 2001 and on 11 former top officials of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice arrested the same year
Al Shabaab car bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least 15 -medics
Al Shabaab have in the past targeted the same location, the Wehliye Hotel, which is along the busy Maka al Mukaram road