ABIDJAN, May 8 (Reuters) - Insufficient rain in eastern and western regions of top cocoa grower Ivory Coast could cause the April-to-September mid-crop to taper off early, farmers said on Monday.

ZAMFARA, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When six-year old Mohammed Waziga arrived at a health centre in northwest Nigeria complaining of joint pains and drowsiness, he was given an injection and sent home without any concerns.

TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) - More than 200 migrants are feared to have died in the Mediterranean over the weekend, according to testimony from survivors, and several bodies, including that of an infant, have washed up on a Libyan beach.

KIGALI (Reuters) - War and famine have forced more than 2 million children in South Sudan to flee their homes, creating the most worrying refugee crisis in the world, the United Nations said on Monday.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Demobilised rebel fighters seized control of one of the main roads leading into Ivory Coast's second city, Bouake, early on Monday, erecting barricades and blocking traffic, a soldier and a local resident said.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London on Sunday night for follow-up medical tests, handing over power to his deputy Yemi Osibanjo, his office said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia has seized more than $2 million worth of scales from pangolins, the world's most poached animal, at Kuala Lumpur airport in the largest haul seen in the country, officials said on Monday.

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday. - - - - - GLOBAL MARKETS The euro hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday while Asian shares gained and U.S. stock futures briefly touched a record high, on investor relief after centrist Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the French presidential election. WORLD OIL PRICES Oil prices rose on Monday as Saudi