Safe burial methods averted thousands of Ebola deaths - researchers
Each unsafe burial had the potential to generate more than 2.5 secondary cases of Ebola infection
At least 12 killed in heavy fighting in northeastern Congo
Several students sitting exams wounded in an explosion at a school
UN says Congo withdrawing troops from Central African Republic mission
Review sparked by sexual abuse accusations found "systemic problems in command and control"
The world's refugee crisis: Out of sight, out of mind
As western countries build barriers against refugees, Uganda is welcoming 2000 every day
U.N. renews appeal for humanitarian funds as needs grow
Only a quarter of the $23.5 billion needed for humanitarian assistance programmes worldwide this year has been received
Militia mutilates toddlers, burns villages in central Congo - UN
Congo has been fighting insurgents since last August, triggering fears of a wider conflict in the country, a tinderbox of ethnic rivalry and competing claims over resources
UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie in Kenya, visits refugee girls
Kenya hosts some 491,000 refugees, of which 101,713 are from South Sudan - the world's fastest growing refugee crisis
Fighting kills more than 3,000 in Congo's Kasai region - Catholic church
Church officials have accused militia of killing hundreds of people, destroying four villages and attacking church property
INSIGHT-Politics of Death: Body count mounts in worldwide wars over land
People are dying protecting their land and homes from global industry's relentless push to develop the natural resources beneath their feet
Congo rejects UN-led Kasai investigation - minister
"Carrying out an investigation that excludes the Congolese authorities would be unacceptable. It would be as if we were not an independent country"