African leaders gather in South Sudan peace deal signing
The gathering follows months of on-off negotiations hosted by Ethiopia, and several broken ceasefire deals
Global insecurity and refugee crisis linked to climate change - expert
Syria's record drought wreaked havoc on farming, spurring exodus of jobless people into urban areas and intensifying anti-Assad sentiment
S.Sudan soldiers raped children, burned people alive -UN experts
President Salva Kiir is expected to sign a peace deal on Wednesday to end the conflict
UN calls for end to impunity for crimes in Darfur, Sudan
Sudan's government has faced a rebellion in Darfur since 2003 and a separate but linked insurgency
War-torn Yemen on brink of famine as coalition bombs port - U.N.
Some 6 million people face starvation and urgently need food aid, the World Food Programme says
South Sudan's Kiir tells U.S. he will sign peace deal -U.S. spokesman
Kiir had refused to sign deal brokered by regional leaders to end 20-month-old conflict
Mali's Islamist conflict spreads as new militant group emerges
A new militant group has sown panic among residents and undermined the efforts of U.N. peacekeepers
Global court to reopen obstruction case against Kenya
ICC has accused Nairobi of failing to send in evidence linked to charges Kenyatta orchestrated wave of violence after 2007 elections
"I wasn't always a broken person" - aid workers describe fieldwork
In 2014, 120 aid workers killed, 121 kidnapped, with Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan recording most attacks on staff