News Alert Sudan: Tribal clashes in Darfur force 70,000 to flee this month alone
Tribal clashes in North Darfur, Sudan have forced an estimated 70,000 people from their homes since the beginning of this month.
Kenya refugee round up illegal, xenophobic - rights groups
Since government plans announced, groups have documented dramatic rise in attacks on Somalis by criminals and harassment by police
Malian refugees face dire conditions in neighbouring states
Residents of northern Mali are torn between fleeing the violence at home and enduring harsh conditions in refugee camps in neighbouring countries, aid agencies say
Anti-sleeping sickness drives may also need to target animals
Trying to eliminate the main form of sleeping sickness in Africa by only targeting humans may end in failure as the disease would soon return from its animal reservoir, according to a study published 17th January.
Ex-UN envoy suspects war crimes in Sudan border conflict
Hundreds of thousands died in the ensuing conflict, many of them civilians caught in the fighting or struck down by disease