Southern African leaders hold talks on Mozambique insurgency

Six regional leaders met in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, to discuss how to respond to growing threat from Islamist militants in the north of the country.

Plus the UN calls for an end to sterilisation without consent and for those responsible to be prosecuted.

And Kenyan authorities bow to public pressure and approve tax exemption on shipment of HIV/Aids drugs.

Photo: A message asking for help can be seen on the ground at a hotel in Mozambican town of Palma, during a deadly attack by militants. Credit: Dyck Advisory Group/Handout via REUTERS