Arabs end Syrian mission, seek joint UN force
Ministers decide to end diplomatic cooperation with Syria
Sudan army says seizes rebel-held area in border state
Sudan's armed forces said they had seized an area held by rebels after a battle lasting two days in the border state of Blue Nile
Sudan's Nuba women "better-equipped" to cope with war than men
"We women deal with each problem as they come, but men just get angry and give up," says one woman quoted in report
INSIGHT-Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion
The flood of weapons and fighters out of Libya has now added to an arc of insecurity across West Africa
INSIGHT-In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
Hard times and growing frustration are fuelling still tiny but ever more frequent protests in the Arab-African state
ACT Alliance Appeal: Return and Integration of Displaced People and Assistance to Host Communities in Chad
The main activities of ACT member The Lutheran World Federation/DWS in Chad is assistance to refugees from neighbouring countries, IDPs and host communities. Specific activities in this appeal include psychosocial rehabilitation, capacity building, environmental infrastructure, environmental conservation, sanitation, agricultural and income generating activities.
South Sudan: Put children at the centre of resolving the crisis
The evidence is on the ground. Dark patches of burnt ash and half burnt wooden stumps is all that is left in this village. Apart from the people - there are thousands, many of them women and children, anxiously waiting in the hot sun for the relief food. Violent conflicts between different ethnic communities in Likuangole and other villages in the Jonglei state of South Sudan, has left an unconfirmed number of people dead and about 120,000 internally displaced people in desperate need of life saving assistance.
South Sudan ethnic militia warns of major new operation
Statement by White Army raises fears of fresh violence following tribal clashes which have already displaced 140,000 people