Infant mortality and malaria soar in Venezuela, according to government data
Doctors have emigrated in droves, pharmacy shelves are empty, and patients have to settle for second-rate treatment or none at all
Uganda seeks $2 billion for South Sudan refugees at planned summit
Uganda hopes to raise money tp help fund relief operations for refugees flowing in from neighbouring South Sudan
Mystery illness in Liberia appears to be meningitis -minister
While the symptoms are different from Ebola, the sudden deaths nevertheless stirred anxiety.
Italy builds new detention centres to speed up migrant deportations
Between 45-50 percent of those held in the new centres are likely to be deported
If London were Aleppo - Buckingham Palace destroyed, 4.3 million dead or displaced
If London suffered the same damage as Aleppo, entire neighbourhoods would be wiped off the map
Some 300 migrants storm border fence in Spanish enclave
Around 300 sub-Saharan African migrants storm six-metre razor-wire fence between Morocco and enclave of Melilla
French authorities move to clear out refugee camp in Paris
Paris site being cleared by authorities houses around a thousand mostly African and Afghan migrants
Nigerian court puts dozens on trial over alleged gay wedding
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill in 2014 that criminalised same-sex relationships
Islamist suicide bomber kills at least eight in Somali capital
The insurgents frequently launch deadly gun, grenade and bomb attacks in Mogadishu and other regions controlled by the federal government