Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.Full story
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese insurgents are obstructing a deal to deliver much-needed aid into areas under their control in two Sudanese states where almost a million people have been forced from their homes, the U.N. aid chief said on Thursday. Full story
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it appeared to be preoccupied with prosecuting African leaders. Full story
Activists are urging President Barack Obama to endorse the International Arms Treaty to stem violence around the world and stop the proliferation of guns in South Sudan. Actor and Oxfam global ambassador Djimon Hounsou and Ryan Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, discuss.
Several tall Sudanese players fight for the right to play on a Illinois high school team, win their case to play, and to continue with a high school education. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
Sudanese supermodel and refugee advocate Alek Wek joins Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about political disputes and unrest over border agreements in South Sudan.
Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa, and the global investments into the region.
The violence that has followed last year's division of Sudan has spawned a refugee crisis that aid workers say is the worst they have ever seen. Jonathan Miller, Channel Four Europe reports.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at Bole International airport for the 21st Ordinary Session of the African Union in Addis Ababa May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS)
South Sudan President Salva Kiir waits for the arrival of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Hereward Holland (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
South Sudan President Salva Kiir meets his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Hereward Holland (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
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