Pope, at service for Africa, decries murder of women and children
Francis had planned to go later this year to South Sudan, which has been hit by civil war, famine and a refugee crisis, but had to scrap the project for security reasons
South Sudan risks famine within months - charity
"If the current conditions continue, a famine is likely in 2018"
EXCLUSIVE-Tillerson under fire: U.S. diplomats accuse him of breaking child soldiers law
U.S. officials accuse Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers
U.S. to end protected status for Haitians in July 2019
U.S. will end a special status given to 59,000 Haitian immigrants that protects them from deportation after a devastating 2010 earthquake
INTERVIEW-Education revolution needed to spur African leadership
"Our curriculums and education systems really have a lot of hang-ups from the past"
Conflict and climate push 224 million Africans into hunger - U.N.
Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its poverty and reliance on rain-fed agriculture
Stop treating older women as technology "idiots", says campaigner
"The older you get, the more excluded you are"
Abducted Swiss aid worker freed in Sudan's Darfur
Margaret Schenkel was kidnapped on Oct. 7 in El Fasher, a hub for relief workers and U.N./African Union peacekeepers
Manage climate risks or face much more hunger by 2050 – U.N.
Different regions, countries and types of farmers face very different threats - and understanding them can cut losses, researchers say
After U.S. visit, S.Sudan's Kiir orders unhindered aid access
War in South Sudan has plunged parts of the country into famine and forced a third of the population - some 4 mln people - to flee their homes