Health experts discuss rise in Ebola, to decide if emergency - WHO
WHO will analyse the latest epidemiological data to detect any evolution in the deadly virus and whether it may cross borders to neighbouring Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan
Sudanese woman in iconic protest image reports getting death threats
Alaa Salah can be seen poised above the crowds in Khartoum, where demonstrators gathered to demand the military hand over power to civilians
Ethiopian farmers struggle to scratch a living in warming highlands
As the climate shifts and population grows, land in the Choke Mountain watershed is becoming degraded, causing problems here and further downstream on the Nile
Tracking goats and bleach, artificial intelligence helps out in crises
From knowing if it's safe to rebuild a damaged home to readying aid for displaced people, technology that harnesses AI is proving handy before and when disasters hit
Vatican tries 'retreat diplomacy' as South Sudan peace deal falters
The retreat will end on Thursday with an address to the leaders by Pope Francis, who has expressed a desire to visit South Sudan
Refugees in Egypt struggle to live as economic hardships deepen
Egypt has much smaller refugee populations than Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey but refugees and asylum seekers reside in Egyptian communities rather than camps
Sudan opposition says around 20 killed since sit-in began
For days, several thousand protesters have held a sit-in outside the compound in central Khartoum housing the defence ministry, Bashir's residence and the country's security headquarters
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, militants exploit chaos
The renewed conflict threatens to disrupt oil supplies, boost migration across the Mediterranean to Europe and scupper U.N. plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, jihadists exploit vacuum
Libya's potential slide into civil war threatens to disrupt oil supplies, boost migration across the Mediterranean to Europe and scupper U.N. plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west
Battle rages for Libya's capital, airport bombed
The United Nations said 2,800 people had been displaced by clashes and many more could flee, though some were trapped