Legal Action Worldwide, South Sudan Law Society say members of security or militia groups have perpetrated much of the violence
As far as the international community is concerned, Somaliland is not a country, it remains part of Somalia
Protesters say body biased in favor of ruling Jubilee coalition; country to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in August 2017
David Miliband's remarks come after his visits to two large refugee camps slated for closure in Kenya
Government cites security issues for decision to shutter camps that house half a million people, but some analysts suspect other motives are at play
Traveling show draw crowds while circus's drama team addresses topics like malaria, HIV/AIDS, girls’ education, the prevention of early marriage, dangers of drug use
Medical intern, his wife and her friend now in police custody for their alleged involvement in East African terror network
Men challenge use of anal examinations to ‘prove homosexuality’; practice accomplishes nothing except to humiliate those subjected to them, according to Human Rights Watch
Poaching crisis across Africa has put existence of elephants in jeopardy and between 2010 and 2012 100,000 African elephants were killed
To send a message to the world that ivory is worth more on an elephant than it is in the market, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire to the country’s ivory stockpile Saturday, making it the largest ivory burn in history. VOA’s Jill Craig reports.
'No one ... has any business trading in any ivory,' Kenya's president says, equating the practice with 'death to our natural heritage'
‘Let's kill the market,’ Giants Club Summit attendee says of huge international demand for ivory, as high-level event looks to encourage government leaders to throw weight behind cause
Presidents, conservationists among those gathered for three-day event to learn about technology, techniques to combat poaching crisis across Africa
Receiving a jubilant welcome at Juba International Airport Tuesday, rebel leader Riek Machar returned home to become vice president and create a new unity government with President Salva Kiir
In effort to limit elephant-human conflict, researchers discover beehive 'fence' can deter elephants from trampling Kenyan farmers' crops
The school's rigorous curriculum focuses on math, science and technology, and helps the students become conversant in English
Though safe and welcoming, unemployment is high, leaving thousands of refugees — and residents — with few options for self-improvement
Voting underway this week in Sudan's Darfur region on controversial referendum over whether to unify Darfur’s five states into single administrative unit
Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, again threatens to close border with South Sudan if south does not end what Sudan alleges is support for armed rebels
Human Rights Watch researchers found male activists tend not to have the same experience as their female counterparts
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