New Ebola cases may show effect of improved alerts, global official says
"This is very different from what we experienced in Liberia, Senegal and Guinea, where the outbreak was happening for the first time ever"
South Sudan refugees scrounge for scraps as rations slashed in Uganda camps
"The refugees are stealing, they stole a goat at night and their foot marks were traced up to the camp"
Last Japanese troops leave U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The 40 men and women helped build infrastructure in the war-torn country
U.S., Britain, UN wary of South Sudan ceasefire announcement
"The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating"
Nigeria's hungriest face starvation as aid funds dry up in northeast - UN
Aid agencies say northeast Nigeria is on the brink of famine after two years of missed harvests, with a third missed year likely
Obstetric fistula; a silent death for millions of women and girls
There are clear links between fistula, child marriage, child pregnancy and female genital mutilation.
South Sudan president announces unilateral ceasefire, prisoner release
With no sign of a political deal with rebels it is unclear whether a truce will take hold
Why we need to put internal displacement back on the global agenda
Preventing and resolving internal displacement is both a national obligation and a global imperative
African Union seeks international help for forces fighting Kony's LRA
"The LRA ... maintains the potential to rejuvenate itself"
South Sudan forces killed 114 civilians around Yei in six months - UN
Pro-government forces accused of committing uncounted rapes, looting and torture