South Sudan holds trial for troops accused of rape, murder of aid workers
Between 15 to 20 government soldiers face charges including murder, rape and looting during attack on hotel in Juba
UN urges Algeria, Morocco to release trapped Syrian refugees
"There is a sense of urgency in this matter and we call on both governments to take instant and constructive steps"
INTERVIEW - British lawyer shines light on ‘dark shadows’ of colonial evictions
Survivors and their descendants hope to win compensation from Britain's High Court and the return of land from which they say they were evicted in the 1930s to make way for tea plantations
New Ebola cases may show effect of improved alerts, global official says
"This is very different from what we experienced in Liberia, Senegal and Guinea, where the outbreak was happening for the first time ever"
South Sudan refugees scrounge for scraps as rations slashed in Uganda camps
"The refugees are stealing, they stole a goat at night and their foot marks were traced up to the camp"
Last Japanese troops leave U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The 40 men and women helped build infrastructure in the war-torn country
U.S., Britain, UN wary of South Sudan ceasefire announcement
"The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating"
Nigeria's hungriest face starvation as aid funds dry up in northeast - UN
Aid agencies say northeast Nigeria is on the brink of famine after two years of missed harvests, with a third missed year likely
Obstetric fistula; a silent death for millions of women and girls
There are clear links between fistula, child marriage, child pregnancy and female genital mutilation.