S.Sudan 'superhero' wins award for work with children born of rape
Such children are often rejected by their mothers and wider communities, leaving them vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups
South Sudan peace deal doomed if disputes not settled - think-tank
About 400,000 people have been killed, and more than a third of the country's 12 million people uprooted by the five-year civil war
'Cutting everything in sight': Ugandans vow to curb rampant deforestation
In the past 25 years Uganda has lost 63 percent of its forest cover due to tree-cutting for firewood, timber and charcoal, as well as the growth of farms and towns, say experts
On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees
Sudan has seen near-daily protests against Bashir since Dec. 19
U.N. reports mass rape, killings, torture in S.Sudan despite peace deal
In some stricken areas, 65 percent of females and 36 percent of males may have been sexually abused
Should aid work stop when militants move in?
Development groups grapple with the insecurity that limits help for those who most need it in fragile states
UN says fighting, instability have displaced 100,000 in Burkina Faso
The government and humanitarian groups have begun a $100 million aid plan to help 900,000 people
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace -UN
U.N. mission in South Sudan recorded 175 cases, mainly rapes lasting hours by multiple uniformed and armed men, just between September and December 2018
Knock-on effects of war kill 300 babies every day - charity
A fifth of all children worldwide lived in a conflict zone in 2017, 30 million more than the year before and the highest number since 1990
Global count finds cases of child soldiers more than doubling
Children are recruited to be fighters, informants, looters, messengers, spies and as domestic and sexual slaves