U.S. probes Oracle on African deals - WSJ
The investigation has been underway for at least a year the Wall Street Journal said
Congo lawyers threaten to suspend legal aid
Lawyers in South Kivu province are protesting against attacks targeting them
El Ni?o linked to civil conflict in tropical countries
The risk of civil conflict doubles in tropical countries during El Ni?o years, and around one-fifth of all civil wars between 1950 and 2004 may have been influenced by its weather patterns, according to a study.
West Africa, UN plan to trial emergency food reserve
The proposal is aimed at speeding up the response to hunger crises and curbing the worst impacts of high food prices
Sudanese risk post-independence statelessness - UNHCR
Khartoum has excluded dual nationality for southerners after the South became independent on July 9
El Nino doubles risk of civil wars - study
Long-range forecasts could help prepare for conflict and humanitarian crises