EX-MILITIA LEADER WINS TOP FOOTBALL POST

Central African Republic Ex-militia leader wins top football post... READ MORE›

U.N. SOUNDS ALARM ON SOUTH SUDAN AS AFRICA'S BIGGEST REFUGEE CRISIS LOOMS, PLEAS FOR $3.2 BILLION

One in 3 South Sudanese have fled their homes -- almost 90 percent of them are women and children... READ MORE›

CHINA'S REGIONAL JETS RECEIVE FIRST ORDER FROM AFRICA

The China-developed twin-engine regional jet ARJ21 has just received its first order from Africa, according to Chinese news site ThePaper.cn... READ MORE›

CASE DISMISSED AGAINST FRENCH TROOPS ACCUSED OF CHILD RAPE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

EYE ON AFRICA A case is dismissed against French troops accused of raping children in Central African Republic two years on, Ouagadougou residents rem..... READ MORE›

CONTROVERSIAL SITE C DAM TO PROCEED

The provincial NDP government made what it said was a tough decision, but said cancelling the project would be a worse idea... READ MORE›

MILITANTS KILL EGYPTIAN U.N. PEACEKEEPER IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Peacekeeper and wounded three others in an attack in southern Central African Republic on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement... READ MORE›

NORWAY IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March... READ MORE›

WHO DECLARES OUTBREAK IN DR CONGO

The World Health Organization WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK DECLARED IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AFTER THREE DIE

Thousands more survivors have been left with long-term health problems and Liberia was only declared free of active Ebola virus transmission last June... READ MORE›

CINCINNATI ZOO KILLS GORILLA TO SAVE CHILD

In the wild, they can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea... READ MORE›

UN PROPOSES STEPS TO CURB SEX ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS

Guterres also called for appointing a special human rights expert who would report directly to the UN chief to be a victims' rights advocate... READ MORE›

CAR TOPS LIST OF 'WORLD'S MOST NEGLECTED' CRISES

The conflict in the Central African Republic CAR is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council... READ MORE›

U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX

As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE›

CONGO PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE TO LEAVE CAR

About 600 Congolese soldiers to be pulled out of Central African Republic after allegations of sexual misconduct... READ MORE›

SYRIA NAMED WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY IN LATEST RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL LEVELS OF PEACE AND VIOLENCE

These are the most and least peaceful countries in the world... READ MORE›

CLASHES WITH POLICE, CONCERT HALL 'UNDER THREAT' IN PARIS OVER CONGOLESE ARTIST PERFORMANCE (VIDEO)

Clashes with police, concert hall 'under threat' in Paris over Congolese artist performance VIDEO -- RT News... READ MORE›

UN OFFICIAL RESIGNS AMID ACCUSATIONS OF SEX ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS

For years, the issue of how to stanch sexual abuse in its ranks has bedeviled the United Nations... READ MORE›

MORE THAN 60 MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACED BY WAR IN 2015

The United Nations asks the world to turn its attention Saturday to people displaced by war conflict and other crises... READ MORE›

NUMBER OF HOMELESS TOPS RECORD IN CAR

CAR has been beset with conflict since Seleka coalition rebels marched into the capital, Bangui, and deposed of former President Francois Bozize... READ MORE›

BOOM THREATENS A THIRD OF THE WORLDS FRESHWATER FISH

If the dams are built, tropical freshwater biodiversity, which is at its most diverse in the three river basins, could be devastated, say the authors... READ MORE›

US MILITARY ENDING ROLE IN HUNT FOR ELUSIVE AFRICAN WARLORD JOSEPH KONY

The US service member was escorting a peacekeeper from the CAR-based African Union force when they came upon two LRA fighters... READ MORE›

SOUTH SUDAN LEADERS ORDER CEASEFIRE AS CIVIL WAR FEARS GROW

President Salva Kiir is determined to carry on his partnership with Riek Machar... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK IS DECLARED IN CONGO WITH AT LEAST 3 DEAD

Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo, With at Least 3 Dead... READ MORE›

HONG KONG NAMED WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY FOR EXPATS

As a result, the British capital is now cheaper than New York, Beijing, Tokyo and Zurich... READ MORE›

ON CLIMATE CHANGE NOT A SCIENTIST NOT ENOUGH FOR SOME U.S. REPUBLICANS

The United Nations has estimated that from 1987 to 2012, the Lord's Resistance Army killed more than 100,000 people, abducted 60,000 to 100,000 children and displaced more than 2.5 million civilians... READ MORE›

AS EBOLA FEARS RETURN, CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL BUSHMEAT

As Ebola fears return, Congo-Brazzaville steps up fight against illegal bushmeat... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS ENDS AFRICAN TRIP WITH VISIT TO A MOSQUE

More than two years of sectarian strife has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Central African Republic, the United Nations estimates... READ MORE›

CHAOS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC IMPERILS AID GROUPS WORK

It said the number of refugees from the Central African Republic in all neighboring countries totals nearly a half million... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO FORCES RESIDENTS TO FLEE

The World Health Organization said Ebola has killed three and sickened 20 people in the Congos north since late April... READ MORE›

AS SUPPLIES DWINDLE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM CUTTING RATIONS TO REFUGEES IN KENYA

The World Food Program is the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger, assisting 80 million people in 75 countries... READ MORE›

MALI'S DESERT ELEPHANTS FACE EXTINCTION WITHIN THREE YEARS

Conservationists urge government to tackle ivory trafficking as 16 elephants killed in this year, with over 80 killed in 2015... READ MORE›

The United Nations has estimated that from 1987 to 2012, the Lord's Resistance Army killed more than 100,000 people, abducted 60,000 to 100,000 children and displaced more than 2.5 million civilians... READ MORE›

3 PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF RAPE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

United Nations leaders have had to contend with repeated allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in peacekeeping in recent months, especially in the Central African Republic... READ MORE›

HYDRO ELECTRICITY VERSUS COAL-FIRED POWER IN NORTH QUEENSLAND SET TO BE MAJOR STATE ELECTION ISSUE

We will fast track and support a private sector led coal-fired power station to provide reliable base load power for north Queensland... READ MORE›

FRENCH SOLDIER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The move drew criticism, with the United Nations accused of dragging its feet on tackling abuse and punishing the whistle-blower... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S LARGEST REFUGEE SETTLEMENT YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF

The largest of the settlements hosting refugees from South Sudan is Bidi Bidi... READ MORE›