Kenya's humanitarian crisis grows
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At least 180,000 people have been displaced by unrest after last week's disputed Kenyan election, say UN officials.
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The violence that has ripped through Kenya has made training for runners increasingly dangerous. Some of the sportâs biggest names remain unaccounted for in the chaos.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18  - The toll of homeless in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, where marauding Arab militiamen are driving African villagers off their land in the world&#39;s worst humanitarian crisis, has risen to 1.2 million, the United Nations said on ...
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The death toll in Kenya has risen to about 600 from more than two weeks of unrest since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, aid agencies said on Monday.
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Rivalries are growing between aid agencies and media in crisis zones, a  media conference hears.
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The dubious conclusion of the most fiercely fought election in Kenyaâs history has pitched the country into chaos.
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After a disputed election in Kenya, ethnic violence is threatening to engulf the country, formerly one of the most stable in Africa.
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Foreign mediators raised the pressure on Kenya's president and opposition leader on Thursday to end post-electoral turmoil that has killed 500 people, but there was no sign of an immediate deal to end the crisis.
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Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.
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Israeli restrictions have caused a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank that is growing worse, leaving hospitals unable to treat the sick and keeping farmers off their land, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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Emergency aid to Africa has more than tripled in recent years, but more than 120 million people still live "on the edge of emergency" because of a lack of long-term solutions, CARE international said on Tuesday.
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Western diplomats have been putting pressure on the Kenyan government and opposition to bring an end to bloodletting that has killed more than 300 people in the past three days.
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Plans for key talks toward a political solution to Kenya's post-election crisis fell through Tuesday. Meanwhile, 250,000 have been displaced by ethnic violence.
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki should declare massive flooding that has killed hundreds and displaced thousands across east Africa a "national emergency", aid agency ActionAid said.
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Africa cannot thrive unless Kenya does, so Africans must make solving its crisis a priority, the head of the African Union told the continent's leaders Â among them the Kenyan president Â at Thursday's opening of a three-day summit.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  -- International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.
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As a rising number of HIV/AIDS patients turn to already over-stretched public sector facilities, the ongoing humanitarian crisis is undermining the quality of care in Southern Africa&#39;s health system.