S.Sudan rebels, government claim oil town as talks delayed
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-S.Sudan rebels, government claim oil town as talks delayed
South Sudan recaptures oil town as talks delayed
Negotiations were scheduled to resume on Thursday but the Juba government said it had not sent its delegation to neighbouring Ethiopia, which is hosting the talks
Cameroon offers 700 soldiers to Lake Chad regional force
CAMEROON-BOKOHARAM/:Cameroon offers 700 soldiers to Lake Chad regional force
Wind and dust can predict Sahel meningitis outbreaks – scientists
Research could pave the way for more effective and targeted vaccine campaigns, and help avoid major epidemics, scientists say
WFP Starts Voucher Assistance In Darfur's Largest IDP Camp
Huwa, a displaced mother of three, is now able to "shop" for her food inside Darfur's largest camp for internally displaced people. After seven years of receiving traditional food rations of cereals and chickpeas, she is now able to exchange her voucher for fresh produce as well as food that cater to the community's taste like dried okra and dried tomatoes.
UK urged to rise above politics and resettle more refugees
Britain should realise it has nothing to lose by expanding a refugee resettlement programme, a charity said on Wednesday, despite an increasingly hostile political climate over immigration and asylum.
South Sudanese youth watch a volleyball game at a camp for the displaced at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Rumbek
South Sudanese youth watch a volleyball game at a camp for the displaced at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Rumbek, March 19, 2014. According to Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since the start of the crisis, some 709,000 people have been displaced within South Sudan and another 222,000 have fled to neighbouring countries. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
Forgotten Crisis In CAR Rapidly Deteriorating Into A Neglected Tragedy, WFP Head Warns
BANGUI - United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin today witnessed alarming food insecurity and malnutrition in Central African Republic (CAR) amid a deadly combination of violence and insufficient funding for the humanitarian response.
WFP Airdrops Food In South Sudan
JUBA - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has started a series of urgently needed airdrops of food assistance to remote areas of South Sudan that are unreachable because of insecurity and other obstacles. WFP launched the operation to feed people affected by conflict and to resupply isolated refugee camps where food stocks have dwindled.