World Apr 27 Wildlife preservationist Rory Young and two reporters killed in Burkina Faso The two journalists were working with the wildlife campaigner on a documentary about poachers in a national park bordering Benin when they were attacked by gunmen.
World Mar 07 At least 15 dead, 400 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 400 others on Sunday, authorities said.
World Jul 27 Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month, UN finds In a study published Monday, four U.N. agencies said failing to act now will have devastating long-term consequences not just for the children, but for society as a whole.
World Feb 14 South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution and birth defects The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press.
World Jul 20 War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern, especially after one case was confirmed near its border. Health experts say there is an urgent…
World Jun 14 UN report: Record number of South Sudanese face critical lack of food Almost two million people are near starvation nine months after a peace deal ended a five-year civil war in South Sudan.
World Aug 30 Oil-rich South Sudan to resume production in war-hit region Civil war-torn South Sudan says it will resume oil production in a key region next month to make up for more than $4 billion of revenue lost during years of fighting.