Uganda is said to be providing a rare hospitable welcome for those seeking asylum. Refugees live in settlements where they are able to run small businesses, attend mosques and children attend school.
Islamic State fighters have taken tens of thousands of people hostage and are herding them towards the city of Mosul for use as human shields. The United Nations says ISIS also shot dead at least 232 civilians on Wednesday.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has told South Sudanese members of parliament that he stands with the people of South Sudan and the government. He said the armed struggle cannot bring any peace and therefore his country wants to see peace in South Sudan.
NATO will provide maritime and air support to EU's maritime mission off Libya coast.
China has commended African countries for their plans to pull out of the International Criminal Court. The country says it respects the decision and understands their long standing concerns with the court. The news comes as Gambia becomes the latest country to announce its intention to exit.
At least 59 cadets and guards have been killed in an attack by militants on Pakistan police college. According to officials, three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college and reportedly took the cadets hostage.
Six Asian sailors have been released after being held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years.
The Sudanese government has called on African members to quit the International Criminal Court.
The US presidential debates were tense and heated, and that same atmosphere continued at a white-tie dinner and fundraiser in New York. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded light-heated jokes, but some sharpened barbs also made their acrimony clear.
The 19th summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is underway in Madagascar with experts discussing the importance of peace and security in the common market. Madagascar which is playing host to the summit only exports about 3% of its products in the common market.
