Could independence signal end of hunger in south Sudan?
Between 20 and 50 percent of south Sudan's population requires food aid each year
MEDIA ROUND-UP: Corruption stories for week ending Dec. 19
Selection of recent anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media
Congo youth forcibly recruited by rogue army officers, rebels
More than 1,000 men and boys have been forcibly recruited in the east since September, Human Rights Watch says
Gbagbo allies "ready to die" in Ivory Coast battle
Thousands flee amid fears that an election meant to draw a line under a 2002-03 civil war will instead destabilise the country
DRC law to curb police corruption ? report
Democratic Republic of the Congo says it needs international support to implement reform to its police service