Human trafficking worsens in conflict zones as militants deploy slaves - UN
From girls forced to wed to boys made to cook and clean, militants are using trafficking as a tool to boost their control, the UN said
Sudanese security forces fire teargas at protesters in Khartoum -witnesses
Authorities have shut schools and declared states of emergency in several regions since protests first broke out earlier in December
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Death sentence for raped teen in Sudan named world's worst case for women's rights
The Gender Justice Uncovered Awards recognises decisions that affect the rights of women and girls around the world
Ex-Somali refugee's U.S. Congress win sparks debate in former home Kenya
Somali-American Ilhan Omar won a seat for the Democrats in Minnesota - one of the first two Muslim women ever to sit in the House of Representatives
Host South Sudan to include Darfur rebels in Sudan peace talks
Sudan and South Sudan have long traded accusations of supporting rebels in each other's territory
South Sudan rebel leader Machar returns to mark peace deal
Civil war has forced millions to flee and left hundreds of thousands dead.
South Sudan rebel leader to return to capital to seal peace deal - spokesman
Under pressure from UN, U.S. and other Western donors, Machar and other insurgent factions signed a peace deal with the government in August
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