VIDEO: Boat migrants thankful to be alive

More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean but many were saved, as an overcrowded boat was intercepted off Libya, the Italian navy says.

Seventeen migrants have died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean in a small inflatable boat, the Italian navy says.

At least 14 people died and 200 were rescued when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank between Libya and southern Italy, navy officials say.

Forty-two African migrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to officials.

One month after the Garissa university attack there are allegations Kenyan security forces have carried out extra-judicial killings in their hunt for members of the al-Shabab group.

David Shukman goes inside the Madagascan breeding and conservation programme for the endangered ploughshare tortoise.

Will Ross reports from a protest in Abuja where mothers have been pressing for the release of 230 schoolgirls abducted by militants two weeks ago.

A video is released showing the purported leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram dismissing the army's allegations he is dead.

Giving thanks to the Almighty God is good thing to do as the year comes to a close and Afro-pop duo; Bracket have done it well and with a massive collaboration. Their new video; Alive features East-African star Diamond Platinumz and the sensational Tiwa Savage as they reflect on the moments when one half of the group; Vast was diagnosed and treated for cancer. Bracket is thankful to the Lord for being alive.