South Sudan: Fresh violence exacerbates famine threat - a podcast by BBC World Service

An estimated eight million people face acute food shortages in South Sudan, and the situation has been exacerbated by renewed conflict in the Equatoria regions, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Military sources in Nigeria say more than thirty soldiers have been killed in an Islamist attack on their convoy in the north-eastern Borno state.

And a South African documentary about a unique bond that develops between a deep-sea diver and an octopus, wins an Oscar.

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