Somalia top priority in U.N. agriculture organisation funding appeal
805 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger; 129 mln live in areas affected by crisis and 79 mln are highly vulnerable to natural disasters
U.N. Security Council sets up South Sudan sanctions regime
Security Council stops short of imposing worldwide travel bans and asset freezes on S. Sudanese officials
Iraq battles to rebuild despite war and oil slump
New city, which aims to house half a million people near Baghdad, dwarfs any construction project Iraq has attempted in generation
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
Army and Shi'ite militia aiding the operation instructed to protect civilians and property in the battlefield
Outgoing Namibian president wins $5 mln Africa leadership prize
To win the Mo Ibrahim Foundation prize, leaders must have been democratically elected and served only their constitutionally mandated term
Iraq army and Shi'ite militias launch attacks north of Baghdad
Offensive is biggest operation in the province since Sunni Islamist radicals seized swaths of north Iraq last June
Iraq says launches offensive on Islamic State north of Baghdad
Iraq says the army and Shi'ite militia aim to recapture Salahuddin province, including Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown
First test shows Kenya's huge underground water find too salty to drink
Test results are a blow to hopes that a recently discovered aquifer could ease problems in drought-hit Turkana
World Bank seeks $500 million for African weather services
More accurate and timely warnings of extreme weather would help protect lives and assets from disasters, experts say