South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Addis Ababa
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa July 9, 2014. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday called on rebels to resume peace talks as the country marked its third birthday with celebrations overshadowed by fighting that has killed thousands and brought it to the verge of famine. In a swift response, Machar told Reuters that he was ready to resume dialogue but warned his troops would target South Sudan's oil installations if fighting resumed and the government used oil revenues to buy arms. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY)
South Sudan president urges rebel leader to resume talks
The United Nations warns the east African country faces a catastrophic famine, with humanitarian agencies unable to supply food or medicine to many regions due to insecurity
S. Sudan president urges rebels to resume talks in independence day speech
Clashes erupted in Juba in December last year, pitting the government forces of President Salva Kiir against supporters of his former deputy Riek Machar
What is there to celebrate on South Sudan's third birthday?
Not much as children starve, people live knee deep in mud, and war threatens to escalate
Eritrean refugees displaced by the fighting in Bor in December sit on a bed in a tent inside the UN House IDP camp in Juba
Eritrean refugees displaced by the fighting in Bor in December sit on a bed in a tent inside the UN House IDP camp in Juba, July 8, 2014. According to OCHA, around 1.5 million people have been displaced by conflict. Besides South Sudanese, the Protection of Civilians site in the UN base is also hosting Somali, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Sudanese refugees. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)
A Somali refugee displaced by the fighting in Bor in December looks into the camera in the UN House IDP camp in Juba
A Somali refugee displaced by the fighting in Bor in December looks into the camera in the UN House IDP camp in Juba, July 8, 2014. According to OCHA, around 1.5 million people have been displaced by conflict. Besides South Sudanese, the Protection of Civilians site in the UN base is also hosting Somali, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Sudanese refugees. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)
France pins hope on July talks to end Central African violence
CENTRALAFRICA-CRISIS/FRANCE (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-France pins hope on July talks to end Central African violence
France pins hope on July talks to end Central Africa violence
France's defence minister said that the interim president of the Central African Republic was politically "isolated"
C.African Republic fighters attack church sheltering civilians
Between 4,000 and 6,000 people who fled fighting in the the African nation live at the cathedral compound that was attacked on Monday