Uganda receives one million South Sudan refugees

The UN refugee agency says "urgent additional support" is needed from the international community.

Nigeria Olympic star Sadiq Umar loaned to Torino

Nigeria Olympic star Sadiq Umar joins Torino on loan for the season from Italian Serie A rivals AS Roma.

Ivory Coast’s Gradel joins Toulouse on loan

Bournemouth winger Max Gradel joins French Ligue 1 side Toulouse on loan until the end of the season.

South Sudan conflict: Poet Emi Mahmoud on Uganda refugee landmark

Emi Mahmoud performs a poem to mark one million South Sudanese refugees arriving in Uganda.

Mass burial for Sierra Leone mudslide victims

The search continues for some 600 people still missing following the disaster in the capital Freetown.

Collecting corpses

Volunteers are working to prevent rotting human remains causing a health emergency.

Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day

More than 9,000 people have arrived in Spain so far this year - three times as many as last year.

Distress calls

Italian prosecutors are investigating him and others for aiding and abetting illegal immigration.

Nigeria’s Ogenyi Onazi denied work permit to join Birmingham

Nigeria midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is denied a work permit by the Football Association to allow him to join English Championship side Birmingham City.

Kenya election: Raila Odinga to challenge result in court

The opposition leader had previously refused to take legal action over the result.