INTERVIEW - British lawyer shines light on ‘dark shadows’ of colonial evictions
Survivors and their descendants hope to win compensation from Britain's High Court and the return of land from which they say they were evicted in the 1930s to make way for tea plantations
South Sudan refugees scrounge for scraps as rations slashed in Uganda camps
"The refugees are stealing, they stole a goat at night and their foot marks were traced up to the camp"
Last Japanese troops leave U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The 40 men and women helped build infrastructure in the war-torn country
U.S., Britain, UN wary of South Sudan ceasefire announcement
"The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating"
Nigeria's hungriest face starvation as aid funds dry up in northeast - UN
Aid agencies say northeast Nigeria is on the brink of famine after two years of missed harvests, with a third missed year likely
South Sudan president announces unilateral ceasefire, prisoner release
With no sign of a political deal with rebels it is unclear whether a truce will take hold
African Union seeks international help for forces fighting Kony's LRA
"The LRA ... maintains the potential to rejuvenate itself"
South Sudan forces killed 114 civilians around Yei in six months - UN
Pro-government forces accused of committing uncounted rapes, looting and torture
Eight months after approval, new U.N. troops trickle into S.Sudan
UN estimates about 3 mln South Sudanese have fled their homes, parts of the country are in famine and top UN officials have warned of a possible genocide
Alarming rise in S.Sudanese children fleeing to Uganda - aid group
At least 9,000 children have made the journey since last July