Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years
Taylor guilty of backing rebels who murdered, raped and mutilated tens of thousands of people in an 11-year war that ended in 2002
U.N. confirms Sudan pulled out from Abyei
Withdrawal clears the way for talks sponsored by the African Union to end hostilities between the neighbours
Refugees in South Sudan received in unfinished camp
20,000 refugees are living under open sky in South Sudan. Another 35,000 are expected to cross the border from Sudan in the coming weeks. None of the existing refugee camps in the area have the capacity to receive the new refugees, and although it is still under establishment, the Danish Refugee Council's Batil camp has already received 3000 refugees.