Population growth far outpaces food supply in conflict-ravaged Sahel - study
Political violence seems likely to intensify as growing populations battle for dwindling food supplies
Aid worker abducted at gunpoint in South Sudan - UN agency
The South Sudanese man was snatched at gunpoint while waiting in line to board a flight
Burundi, Eritrea, East Timor top global hunger index
Estimated 2 billion people in the world suffer "hidden hunger", says Global Hunger Index report
INTERVIEW-Aid workers fail "some of world's most vulnerable"
Former U.N. aid chief Jan Egeland says more can be done to reach and protect the most vulnerable
Two killed, corpse mutilated, in Central African Republic unrest
The incident brings to seven the number of people killed in the latest inter-communal attacks that began last month despite the presence of U.N. troops
Syria ranks bottom in index on civil unrest threat to business
Strikes, protests and conflict have increased risk of business disruption in one in five countries in recent months
Africa growth still robust but Ebola threatens western zone - IMF
IMF-ECONOMY/AFRICA (URGENT):Africa growth still robust but Ebola threatens western zone - IMF