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!
Global concern over the spread of dengue fever
DR Congo conflict: How children are impacted
Facebook accused of stoking Ethiopia's conflict
Kenya's plan for universal healthcare
South Africa win Rugby World Cup
Victory for Nigeria's president at supreme court
Is Niger being treated unfairly?
Zimbabwe faces another major cholera outbreak
UAE firm to manage Tanzania’s main port
Sierra Leone opposition ends parliament boycott
Has Africa gained from China's infrastructure plans?
Why did Mozambique's opposition call for protests?
Dam water floods in Ghana
What are UN's concerns for Madagascar’s polls?
Burkina Faso's nuclear power plant deal with Russia
Is Morocco hosting the IMF meeting only symbolic?
Liberians await presidential election results
Israel-Hamas War: Egypt's reaction and relationship
UN: South Sudan ‘curbing democratic freedoms’
The Arab-Israeli conflict: Africa's reaction
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