World Bank: Ducking Human Rights Issues
A photographer's encounter with innocence in a South Sudan refugee camp
British photographer Sebastian Rich has been working with UNHCR in Africa and the United States. The refugees he met there gave him food for thought.
Car bombs kill 30 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad
More than 535 people have been killed in militant attacks in July so far, according to violence monitoring group Iraq Body Count
South Sudan to shut down oil production by end of July
SUDAN-SOUTH/OIL (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-South Sudan to shut down oil production by end of July
Nigeria to pull many peacekeepers from Mali, Darfur
Nigeria is battling Islamist group Boko Haram, but the troop withdrawal comes just 10 days before a presidential election in Mali, which is meant to restore democracy after a coup
South Sudan to cut oil output to 100,000 bpd at weekend
SUDAN-SOUTH/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-South Sudan to cut oil output to 100,000 bpd at weekend
South Sudan says cutting oil flows on Sudan's insistence
SUDAN-SOUTH/OIL (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-South Sudan says cutting oil flows on Sudan's insistence
Fighting in South Sudan cuts off 100,000 people from aid
Western powers are worried the violence will escalate into full civil war, undermining stability in the young African country
Building the African green wall, piece by piece
When village people and local authorities in southern Niger won back over hundred hectares of degraded land, they added one extra piece to a mosaic being laid across the Sahel and the Sahara aimed at tackling desertification and land degradation.