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Ruling party lets president pick members of commission Coalition allies boycott vote, government defends it Civil society groups urge U.N. to press for fair panel By Patrick Nduwimana BUJUMBURA, April 18 (Reuters) - Burundi, locked in its worst political crisis…

By Sadik Wani JUBA, Apr 18 2014 (IPS) - As rebel forces loyal to South Sudan’s former vice president Riek Machar declared on Tuesday Apr. 15 that they had captured the key oil town of Bentiu, the…

Listen to the News Mothers and young girls in South Sudan are facing what has been described as an "unimaginable" situation. The country continues to suffer from an internal conflict which has pitted government forces against rebels. The UN…

"This disease is for heroes. If you can fight this, you can stand anything in this world." Siyabulela Qwaka is the latest patient cured of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières…

“I have not earned any money for the last year, my children and I have been depending on help from well wishers”, says Hawa, a 50 year old mother of eight, during a discussion…

OWEN NYAKA Improvements to Malawi’s network for transporting laboratory samples will help people living with HIV get vital test results quicker. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) plans to work with motorcycle couriers Riders for Health…

18 April 2014 – The Security Council on Friday voiced its outrage at the recent attacks by armed groups in South Sudan that have purposefully targeted civilians as well as the United Nations peacekeeping mission sites…

HIGHLIGHTS  Armed civilians attacked the UNMISS compound in Bor town, Jonglei State, causing internally displaced person (IDP) casualties  Violence in Bentiu town, Unity State, targeted civilians and resulted in increased displacement  Humanitarian leaders at a high-level…

Shelters are running out, medicine is in short supply and the rainy season threatens refugees arriving in Gambella. Read the full report on the Guardian.

The sheikhs of camp El Salam in Bielel locality, South Darfur, have demanded urgent solutions to the problems the newly internally displaced people are facing, from a number of humanitarian organisations during a meeting this week. Sheikh…