Ethiopia starts rationing electricity for homes and industries
Under the rationing programme, which runs until July, domestic consumers will face blackouts for several hours each day
U.N. urges calm after protests by LGBT+ refugees in Kenya turn violent
Many LGBT+ refugees say they are not safe in Kenya as discrimination against sexual minorities is prevalent
Could online takeout help prove home ownership?
Could Facebook photos and food delivery data replace expensive surveys and wills to help billions of people prove they own their home?
Clashing tribes and shrinking grassland as Kenyan airport sparks property boom
The clamour for land in and around Isiolo airport is pushing farmers further from their traditional grazing land and fueling historic conflicts between tribes, they say
Fights to end polio, contain Ebola made tougher by rising violence, research finds
Vaccination workers were attacked in six countries in Asia and Africa, with six people killed
Conflicts uproot a record 41 mln in their own countries
Unlike refugees or asylum seekers, internally displaced people cannot claim international protection and often have less access to aid and medical care
Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack on southern Libya-official
Separately, two boats carrying 214 migrants were intercepted by the Libyan coast guard late on Wednesday and taken back to the shore
South Sudan president says formation of unity government should be delayed a year
President Salva Kiir also accused former rebel leader Riek Machar's group of seeking new recruits, breaking the peace agreement
Sudanese women at forefront of protests after years of oppression
Thousand of women gather outside the Ministry of Defence every day, hoping for democracy and 50 percent representation in any new government
South Sudan hires U.S. lobbyists to help block war crimes court - contract
U.N. agencies have accused troops loyal to both President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar of atrocities during the conflict - accusations that both sides have regularly denied