Migrant boat capsizes off Libya
Craig TaylorHundreds of migrants attempting to reach Europe are feared to have drowned after the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Libya. BBC News – Africa
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Gunmen wound key Burundi activist
Prominent Burundi human rights activist Pierre Claver Mbonimpa is shot and seriously injured by gunmen on motorbikes, his family says. BBC News – Africa
Attackers kill Burundi leader’s aide
A close aide of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza is killed in an attack on his car in the capital, Bujumbura. BBC News – Africa
Ebola vaccine results ‘remarkable’
A vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus has led to 100% protection in a pioneering trial described as a “potential game-changer”. BBC News – Africa
Burundi rival accepts top post
Burundi’s opposition leader Agathon Rwasa is elected as a deputy speaker of parliament, despite his criticism of recent controversial polls. BBC News – Africa
‘No border’ for anti-Boko Haram army
A multinational force fighting Boko Haram militants in West Africa will be able to pursue them across borders, Nigeria says. BBC News – Africa