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!
Jacob Zuma to run in South Africa’s general election
The war crimes allegedly committed in Sudan
Cholera: is disinformation causing deaths in Southern Africa?
Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Is Ghana allowing child marriages?
Gabon: A national dialoge to 'help heal wounds'
How South Africa is stepping up efforts to curb illegal crossings
Why are changes to Somalia's constitution causing concern?
Why has Togo changed its constitution?
The Gambia: Personal testimonies on female genital mutilation
What's the issue between Binance and the Nigerian government?
Senegal's next President: Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Why has Uganda's President promoted his son to head the military?
Why has former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo agreed to run in next year's election?
Women in Sudan: Targets of ongoing sexual violence
Senegal: President Macky Sall refuses to apologise
Kidnapped in Nigeria: A personal testimony
Why were Malawian women abused in Oman?
Will the Rwandan elections be free and fair?
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