South Sudan agrees to more U.N. troops in bid to avoid arms embargo
U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed in South Sudan since 2011, when the country gained independence from Sudan
Displaced South Sudanese appeal to UN to urgently send more troops
"What happened in Rwanda - we're afraid it can happen in this country"
U.N. council in S.Sudan to press govt to cooperate or face arms embargo
"The international community is extremely frustrated with the obstruction of U.N. peacekeeping operations that has gone on for too long"
New law to give marginalised Kenyan communities land titles
Community Land Bill lays out the steps for communities to acquire titles to their ancestral land
Migrants lured by sex into Egypt's backstreet kidney trade, says report
Prostitutes tempt migrants to sell their kidneys as hospitals turn a blind eye to illicit dealing in donated organs for transplants
Funding squeeze hits U.N. food programme in Afghanistan
WFP is facing a $50 mln funding shortfall to support its programmes this year and ensure they are not interrupted during the coming winter
The long road to land titling: Kenya finally enacts new laws
Kenya's newly enacted Community Land Act is long awaited and welcome. It asks communities to define and register themselves and await adjudication, survey and registration. However further challenges lie ahead.
Liberia tops UNICEF ranking of 10 worst countries for access to primary school
African countries hit by conflict featured prominently in UNICEF's first global out-of-school ranking
U.N. Security Council diplomats expected in South Sudan this week -official
This month, the Security Council approved a 4,000-strong protection force for South Sudan's capital of Juba as part of a peacekeeping mission
South Sudan seeks $300 mln in external support for budget
The conflict has hammered the economy