Arab Spring may spread to rest of Africa -former UK minister
"The combination of growing urbanisation and a large, increasingly educated youth population will drive major change," Clare Short said of sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. fears serious famine in troubled Sudan region
The US fears a large-scale famine in Sudan's restive border states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile and is boosting pressure in Khartoum to accept aid or face a unilateral assistance operation
Aircraft bomb South Sudan refugee camp - UN
Attack injured one boy and left 14 missing, the United Nations refugee agency said
South Sudan: Plan ramps up relief as the number of people needing urgent aid doubles
Child rights organisation Plan International is ramping up its relief food distribution in Jonglei state, South Sudan to meet the food requirements of 50,000 people over the next three months.
Sudan to give UN only limited access in border states
Violence in the region has forced about 417,000 people to flee their homes, the United Nations estimates