UN points finger at "elements" in Congo army over Kasai mass graves
The government has blamed the militia for the mass graves and also claimed that some of the sites identified by UN investigators have turned out not to contain bodies
Keeping faith in forests
If climate change is the defining challenge for human society, preserving tropical forests is essential - and faith can help
Yemen cholera epidemic slowing after infecting 400,000
New cases are continuing at between 5,000 and 6,000 per day, but the epidemic curve shows that the outbreak peaked about three weeks ago
OFFICIAL CORRECTION-Militias renew attacks in Central African town, kill peacekeeper
Six aid agencies suspend work in town this week
Congo’s next big crisis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo must brace itself for a catastrophe brimming just below the surface
South Sudan rebel Machar declines to renounce violence -mediator
UN has warned of a possible genocide as millions have fled their homes, crop harvests are devastated because of the worst drought in years and millions face famine
Want to protect forests in poor nations? Pay landowners not to cut, study says
"When you think of the damage done by climate change, paying people to conserve forests is cost effective"
Yemen named as nation where risk of mass killing rose most in 2016 - study
Yemen's war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-allied Houthis has killed more than 10,000 people and left millions starving
Congo Republic violence leaves more than 150,000 people in need of aid - U.N.
Insecurity in the region has restricted access to schools, markets and health centres, and malnutrition rates are high as the violence has uprooted many farmers and disrupted planting
South Sudan peace hopes fade as war fragments, alliances shift
Fighting has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted about 4 mln, stirring old rivalries between Dinka, Nuer and other ethnic groups