In the oil rich Abyei region of Sudan, more fierce fighting has killed 22 government soldiers.
It is not known how many rebels died.
The fighting, which flared despite a recent ceasefire, threatens a fragile peace accord supposed to end decades of civil war.
Al Jazeera's Dan Nolan has the latest.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."