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
A migrant cycles in a squat opened by activists from the No Borders UK network in a former recycling factory in Calais
A migrant cycles in a squat opened by activists from the No Borders UK network in a former recycling factory in Calais August 2, 2014. More than 1,000 migrants from Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan currently live in Calais and hope to make it across the Channel to England. The squat is planned for evacuation in the next few days by the police, according to a Calais court decision. No Borders UK is a network which aims to fight against borders and immigration controls. The words on the wall read as "Adventure is Human". REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A migrant goes inside in a squat opened by activists in a former recycling factory in Calais
A migrant goes inside in a squat opened by activists from the No Borders UK network in a former recycling factory in Calais August 2, 2014. More than 1,000 migrants from Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan currently live in Calais and hope to make it across the Channel to England. The squat is planned for evacuation in the next few days by the police, according to a Calais court decision. No Borders UK is a network which aims to fight against borders and immigration controls. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS)
A Sudanese migrant shaves his friend's face in a squat opened by activists in a former recycling factory in Calais
A Sudanese migrant uses a razor as he shaves his friend's face in a squat opened by activists from the No Borders UK network in a former recycling factory in Calais August 2, 2014. More than 1,000 migrants from Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan currently live in Calais and hope to make it across the Channel to England. The squat is planned for evacuation in the next few days by the police, according to a Calais court decision. No Borders UK is a network which aims to fight against borders and immigration controls. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS)
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
Residents bail out flood waters from their damaged homes in Salhaa, Omdurman
Residents bail out flood waters from their damaged homes in Salhaa, Omdurman July 30, 2014. Khartoum state declared a high state of alert after heavy rains hit on Wednesday, with donor organisations planning to provide aid to localities affected by floods, local media reported. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
A man takes a nap in front of a home damaged by flood waters in Salhaa, Omdurman
A man takes a nap in front of a home damaged by flood waters in Salhaa, Omdurman July 30, 2014. Khartoum state declared a high state of alert after heavy rains hit on Wednesday, with donor organisations planning to provide aid to localities affected by floods, local media reported. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Residents watch churning flood waters in Salhaa, Omdurman
Residents watch churning flood waters in Salhaa, Omdurman July 30, 2014. Khartoum state declared a high state of alert after heavy rains hit on Wednesday, with donor organisations planning to provide aid to localities affected by floods, local media reported. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)