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!
Why are US soldiers leaving Chad?
Why has an arrest warrant been issued for CAR's ex-president?
Why is there International concern about Al-Fashir in Sudan?
Kenya Floods: Why wasn't Nairobi better prepared and will President Ruto declare a state of emergency?
How do South Africans feel as they mark 30 years of democracy?
Alleged killings by Burkina Faso's military: What does the HRW report say?
Why has the World Bank suspended a Tanzania tourism project fund?
Does Africa need a rethink on tackling violent extremisim?
What does the Rwanda Bill mean for Africa?
What threat do autonomous weapons pose to West African countries?
What's behind the recent clashes in Ethiopia?
A multi-million dollar pledge for Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. Will it be enough?
Are pharmacies in Liberia selling stolen medicine?
Chad elections: Will President Mahamat Idriss Deby keep to his promises?
France hosts an international conference on Sudan. Will it make a difference?
How are the Chibok girls coping 10 years on?
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
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