On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees
Sudan has seen near-daily protests against Bashir since Dec. 19
London mum gets 11 years for mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial
Conviction comes more than 30 years after the practice was outlawed
Central African Republic peace deal faces setback
Thousands of people have died because of the unrest in the diamond and gold-producing country, and a fifth of the 4.5 million population have fled their homes
UK urged to pull its weight to support African refugees
Britain resettled 5,756 refugees in 2017-2018, but only about 450 were from sub-Saharan Africa
U.N. reports mass rape, killings, torture in S.Sudan despite peace deal
In some stricken areas, 65 percent of females and 36 percent of males may have been sexually abused
Should aid work stop when militants move in?
Development groups grapple with the insecurity that limits help for those who most need it in fragile states
United Nations moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks
UN names an array of experts to a panel aimed at ending incidents of harassment that have plagued the global agency for years
UN says fighting, instability have displaced 100,000 in Burkina Faso
The government and humanitarian groups have begun a $100 million aid plan to help 900,000 people
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace -UN
U.N. mission in South Sudan recorded 175 cases, mainly rapes lasting hours by multiple uniformed and armed men, just between September and December 2018
Knock-on effects of war kill 300 babies every day - charity
A fifth of all children worldwide lived in a conflict zone in 2017, 30 million more than the year before and the highest number since 1990