South Sudan recaptures oil town as talks delayed
Negotiations were scheduled to resume on Thursday but the Juba government said it had not sent its delegation to neighbouring Ethiopia, which is hosting the talks
Cameroon offers 700 soldiers to Lake Chad regional force
CAMEROON-BOKOHARAM/:Cameroon offers 700 soldiers to Lake Chad regional force
UK urged to rise above politics and resettle more refugees
Britain should realise it has nothing to lose by expanding a refugee resettlement programme, a charity said on Wednesday, despite an increasingly hostile political climate over immigration and asylum.
Forgotten Crisis In CAR Rapidly Deteriorating Into A Neglected Tragedy, WFP Head Warns
BANGUI - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin today witnessed alarming food insecurity and malnutrition in Central African Republic (CAR) amid a deadly combination of violence and insufficient funding for the humanitarian response.
WFP Airdrops Food In South Sudan
JUBA - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has started a series of urgently needed airdrops of food assistance to remote areas of South Sudan that are unreachable because of insecurity and other obstacles. WFP launched the operation to feed people affected by conflict and to resupply isolated refugee camps where food stocks have dwindled.
Sudanese police again fire tear gas at protesters
No injuries have been reported among the Sudanese anti-government protesters, but Khartoum University has suspended classes indefinitely because of the violence fueled by austerity measures
Sudanese police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters
SUDAN-PROTESTS (URGENT):Sudanese police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters
Rebels say deployment of regional troops to S. Sudan "ill advised"
The task of the soldiers to be deployed in South Sudan are is to enforce a much-violated ceasefire between government and rebels and to protect the state's oilfields.
South Sudanese women displaced by the fighting sew in a camp for the displaced inside the UN compound in Bor
South Sudanese women displaced by the fighting sew in a camp for the displaced inside the UN compound in Bor March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)