What does Obama hope to achieve from his Africa summit?

Commonwealth Games medal table redrawn by country size

The US will "surge" its response to the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola by sending at least 50 public health experts to West Africa.

As the US announces it is to send about 50 public health experts to West Africa to help tackle the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola, protests break out at burial sites in Liberia.

Lesotho beat Kenya 1-0 on aggregate to advance to the group stages of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying as Mozambique also advance.

Patrice Beaumelle steps down as coach of Zambia in order to take up a job with Ivory Coast and Herve Renard.

The Ebola virus has claimed almost 700 lives in West Africa. Health officials travel to affected areas to teach early diagnosis skills. Tulip Mazumdar reports

Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli on the evacuation by the Royal Navy of Britons caught up in fighting between militias in Libya.

A Royal Navy ship is on its way to Tripoli to help evacuate Britons amid escalating violence in Libya, as newly elected parliament members meet under heavy guard in in Tobruk.