South Sudan

The report alleges that government forces are permitted to rape women in lieu of wages.

Following months of militia-army fighting, a refugee crisis spills into four Central African countries, amid reports of killings, rapes and child abductions.

Violence erupted between youths from two rival ethnic groups in the camp.

The announcement returned the presidency to where it was soon before fighting erupted between supporters of the two men in December 2013.

The border was closed in 2011 when relations deteriorated after the south seceded following a long civil war.

A recent report has revealed that the conflict-riven country is failing the younger generation.

More than half of six to 15-year-olds in South Sudan are missing out on an education.

At least 50,000 people have been killed in South Sudan's two-year civil war.

The pathway to recovery depends on constructing a new polity that speaks the language of inclusivity instead of divisiveness.

But Russia and Venezuela voiced concerns about the possible use of spy drones by the U.N. mission.

The conflict, entering its third year, has created 650,000 refugees from South Sudan.

A look at why today's U.N appeals have trebled since 2005's $5 billion.

An official said three people on board survived.

A report from the group cited the discovery of mass graves, among other things.

Tens of thousands of mines were left in Mozambique following the country's civil war.

The oil tanker veered off the road while traveling from the capital Juba to the Western Equatoria area.

Yet President Salva Kiir told regional African leaders at the ceremony that he still had "serious reservations."

South Sudanese athletes will compete under the country's flag for the first time in 2016.

Human Rights Watch says government troops killed, raped civilians earlier this year.

Called the Sentry, the enterprise wants to uncover the flow of money that bolsters armed conflict on the continent.

The South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction has released 1,314 children since January.

Boys taken while doing their exams; total number of kidnapped children could be "much higher."

The warring sides also agreed to abide by a ceasefire deal signed in January 2014 but frequently violated.

The Chinese are sending troops to protect their oil and raw material supplies.

Writer Alex Perry discusses the challenges of reporting on the vast and diverse continent and the growth of the humanitarianism movement.

The UN and aid organisations have warned of devastating food shortages in the war-torn state, calling for a swift international response

How George Clooney and his celebrity friends helped to engineer the birth of a new African country, and then saw it implode

Seven million were at risk of starvation and disease, said the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan

A Norwegian woman is trying to stop the misery in South Sudan

A column of angry armed men is on the march to wreak revenge on their tribal rivals