South Sudan factions set to sign ceasefire on Thursday- mediator
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/ (URGENT):South Sudan factions set to sign ceasefire on Thursday- mediator
Born on the run: South Sudanese mothers name babies to reflect ordeal
Thousands of South Sudanese refugee babies will forever be identified by the way they came into the world ? as their mothers fled conflict in their homeland.
'We're Scaling Up Where We Can,' Says WFP In South Sudan
WFP has launched a major emergency operation to get food to th ehundreds of thousands of people fleeing fighting in the world's newest country. Insecurity means that getting food to the hungry is tricky but still, since fighting erupted, WFP has reached 178,000 people. WFP's Challiss McDonough reports from the South Sudan capital Juba.
South Sudan accuses rebels of massacring 127 hospital patients
Rebels insist the detainees be freed before a deal can be signed while the government maintains that they will only be released when the due process of law has been followed
Central African Republic: Persistent violence causes great concern
Violence grinds on in the north-west of the country. The ICRC and the Central African Red Cross Society are stepping up their efforts to bring aid to the victims.
With international focus on neighbour's conflict, Sudan escalates attacks - NGO
As eyes are turned to possibility of prolonged civil war in South Sudan, the government of neighbouring Sudan has turned up military attacks on civilians living in opposition-held territories
Government retakes South Sudanese town but with heavy costs
Days of fighting in South Sudan between government forces and rebels leave the town of Malakal in ruins.