A row has erupted between the Kenyan government, international aid agencies and the United Nations over the opening of an extension camp for Somalia refugees. Read more »
There have been 26 extrajudicial killings in Côte d'Ivoire over the past four weeks, the UN said Thursday, adding that most were committed by supporters of President Alassane ... Read more »
The recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme's study on oil pollution in Ogoniland point to the need for a genuine shift in the priorities and practices of the ... Read more »
The UN has declared a famine in more areas, bringing to five the number of regions in the country where malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of ... Read more »
A three-tier network, with a military component, was behind the killings and attacks against civilians during the post-election violence in the Rift Valley, the latest evidence by ... Read more »
An un-named Muslim country is funding the creation of a well-armed and privately trained militia force in Somalia's north to fight piracy, blogs Elizabeth Dickinson. Read more »
The UN called for "massive" action to aid drought victims in the Horn of Africa at a crisis meeting in Rome on Monday while charities due to meet in Nairobi this week critised low ... Read more »
Rwanda is the first country in the world where women outnumber men in parliament but experts say a gender equality perspective on how resources and programmes are implemented is ... Read more »
Some 3.1 million children have been vaccinated against measles in a UN-coordinated campaign to combat the outbreak which has claimed countless lives since the start of this year. Read more »
A Satellite Sentinel Project has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, to which the United Nations has responded with alarm. Read more »
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