Human Rights Watch has warned that both Boko Haram and local vigilante groups are using children in their armed conflicts.

People on both sides of South Sudan’s ethnic divide are calling for peace. Neighbour has turned on neighbour since the

Universities in China have just reopened for a new semester – and several students will be joining for the first

The southern Somali town of Baidoa had long been a major stronghold of Al shabaab. Most of the town’s youth

Mixed reactions have greeted the ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s application for an indefinite adjournment of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s

The United Nations is warning of a growing crisis of refugees in need of food aid because of the conflict

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon again urged airlines and shipping countries to lift their bans on flights and port visits so

Military warplanes are said to have carried out air strikes against Boko Haram militant bases in the north eastern state

There have been few uplifting stories out of South Sudan in recent months. It’s been riddled with conflict and faces