Clashes between powerful paramilitary and regular army leave at least 27 people dead and 170 wounded, doctors' group says, sparking global calls for calm in the African country which has seen decades of unrest.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began redeploying units in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere amid talks last month on its integration into the military under a transition plan leading to new elections.
Region has more than 120 armed groups, most fighting for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, and some trying to protect their communities.
The Boko Haram insurgency, which erupted in northeast Nigeria in 2009, has killed more than 350,000 people and forced at least two million to flee their homes, international aid groups say.
Amid the ongoing military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to root out rebel groups, a young man offers a unique solution to reduce stress and curb urban crime.
Antonio Guterres says he is on a solidarity visit to the troubled Horn of Africa nation, where five million people are facing high levels of food insecurity.
Killing of a trader in remote town of Fur Baranga sparks tribal clashes, leaving at least 14 people dead with toll likely to rise, local activists say.
The shipwreck was the latest tragedy off the coast of Tunisia, which has increasingly been used as a way into Europe by desperate African migrants and asylum seekers.
