Malnutrition a serious threat as food shortages impact Maban refugee camps
Some 1,200 children in South Sudan's Doro refugee camp are diagnosed as malnourished. The current food crisis does not augur well for these children.
Sudan's president Bashir undergoes knee operation
SUDAN-BASHIR/:Sudan's president Bashir undergoes knee operation
EXCLUSIVE-Iran's illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks -UN experts
IRAN-NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS (EXCLUSIVE):EXCLUSIVE-Iran's illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks -UN experts
South Sudan's army, rebels blame each other for breaking ceasefire
Fears were raised last April of a potential genocide after an ethnic massacre in oil-producing Unity state
China, east African leaders sign up for new rail link
KENYA-CHINA/:China, east African leaders sign up for new rail link
South Sudan's army, rebels accuse each other of breaking ceasefire
Washington, which has already slapped sanctions on commanders from each side, warned of further steps if fighting continued
U.N. readies aid in South Sudan after ceasefire deal
The conflict has killed thousands of people and driven about a million from their homes
WFP To Expand Assistance In South Sudan As New Analysis Shows Worsening Food Security
JUBA - Based on a new analysis that the conflict in South Sudan is pushing the country toward a hunger catastrophe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) plans to expand its emergency programmes to reach 3.2 million people this year with urgently needed food assistance.
South Sudan's rebel leader agrees new ceasefire with president
According to the U.N. thousands of people have been killed and more than a million forced from their homes; troops on both sides have committed murder, rape and other sexual abuses
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks after he signed a peace agreement with South's Sudan's President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks after he signed a peace agreement with South's Sudan's President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa May 9, 2014. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)