UN condemns ethnic killing of aid workers in South Sudan
Militia responsible for killings was hunting for Nuer employees in aid agencies
Military personnel visit a Shi'ite volunteer with the Iraqi Army, lying in a hospital bed after being wounded in clashes with militants of the Islamic state, formerly known as ISIL, in Basra
Military personnel visit a Shi'ite volunteer with the Iraqi Army, lying in a hospital bed after being wounded in clashes with militants of the Islamic state, formerly known as the Islamic state in Iraqi and the Levant (ISIL), in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, August 6, 2014. More than 20 Iraqi soldiers, mostly Shi'ite volunteers wounded in four days of fighting Islamist militants in towns south and west of the capital Baghdad, were being treated in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW CONFLICT MILITARY)
South Sudan's President Kiir arrives for the official U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives for the official U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, August 5, 2014. Kiir and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry both prodded rebels in the African country to engage in sputtering peace efforts on Tuesday after mediators said they failed to show up for the latest round of talks. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)
U.S., South Sudan prod rebels as peace efforts sputter
At least 10,000 people have been killed since fierce fighting erupted in Juba in December
China urged to reveal payments on natural resources
$500 bn worth of Africa's natural resources extracted each year, but governments there collect only a tenth of revenues
S.Sudan foes resume peace talks as famine looms
At least 10,000 people been killed since fierce fighting erupted in the capital Juba in December
Late to the party, Obama seeks bigger U.S. Africa role
U.S. leader chided for lukewarm engagement, while China and others leading the charge into rising Africa
South Sudan conflict drives idea of oil wealth monitoring
Instead of lifting the world's newest nation out of grinding poverty, oil is blamed for stoking war