A look at the issues behind one of the stories making headlines on the African continent.
Mali's interim president was injured by pro-junta protesters who stormed the presidential palace on Monday.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, has died.
Activists worldwide are marking International Day against Homophobia. Zimbabwe is one country where discrimination against homosexuals is widespread.
An authority on health says hundreds of thousands of people are dying every year due to false, poisonous or sub-standard medicines the world over.
Mali's interim president injured by pro-junta protesters
Mali's interim president was injured by pro-junta protesters who stormed the presidential palace on Monday.