Aid workers race to contain cholera outbreak in cyclone-hit Mozambique
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at least 19 health facilities were hit by the cyclone and water and sanitation facilities damaged, heightening the risk of water-borne disease
Congolese refugees cross illegally into Uganda, raising risk of Ebola - aid groups
Some people fleeing violence are being used as human shields by armed groups who prevent them from reaching official border points to be registered and screened for Ebola
10 things to know about the cyclone battering Mozambique
It is the first time in recorded history that two strong tropical cyclones have hit Mozambique in the same season. Here are some facts about the disaster
U.N. to probe sex-for-food aid allegations after Mozambique's Cyclone Idai
Community leaders were accused of demanding money from survivors so they could receive aid, while others coerced women into having sex for a bag of rice
Rwanda’s genocide survivors find reconciliation, income in women’s cooperatives
Amongst the estimated 300,000 genocide survivors, tens of thousands were widows who were left to fend for themselves in the aftermath
How mass rape in genocide transformed Rwanda's response to AIDS
As people across Rwanda commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, thousands of survivors are still living with the aftermath
Rwanda's genocide survivors tormented by horrors 25 years on
During the genocide as many as 10,000 people were killed daily. Seventy percent of the Tutsi population was wiped out and over 10 percent of the total Rwandan population
FACTBOX-Rwanda remembers the 800,000 killed on 25th anniversary of genocide
Here are some facts about the Rwandan genocide
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
First cyclone, then slavery: risks abound for Mozambique children
Traffickers often prey on lone children caught up in chaotic scenes such as Cyclone Idai, while parents might marry off their young girls as they struggle to eke out a life