Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall reports from Southern Sudan on peacekeepers that are operating without basic supplies.
Six months after the deployment of a joint peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region, soldiers are struggling to protect civilians as they face a crippling lack of basic supplies.
Sudan says the joint UN-African Union force [UNAMID] must contain mainly African soldiers.
As a result, that has caused delays in finding enough troops.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.