As the defence partnership between countries in the Sahel and the US and France ends, there's curiosity about which West African country will offer a base for French and US troops. Why is it important for these forces to have a base in West Africa?
Also we revist the plight of migrants in Libya, after 107 people, including women and children are freed from captivity.
And Audrey chats to ‘The Queen of Afrobeat'....singer-songwriter and actress, Tiwa Savage!
The silent killer: hypertension in Africa
Kenya ready to face Haiti gangs
Who is fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region?
French troops pulling out of Niger: What does it mean?
Why is rapper Mohbad’s death controversial?
Kenya: Westgate attack ten years on
Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger sign defence pact
Mali: Tuareg ex-separatists resume hostilities
Libya floods: What you need to know
Why Morocco is selective over earthquake aid
What caused Morocco's earthquake?
Gabon coup latest
Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?
Taiwan's president visits last African ally Eswatini
DR Congo: What's behind the instability?
First ever African Climate Summit begins
South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
Climate change: 15 truck drivers die on Egypt-Sudan border
What led to the Gabon coup?
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