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!
Will troops from Southern Africa be effective in DRC?
Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president charged with treason ?
Somalia condemns Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal
Can nuclear energy solve South Africa's power crisis?
South Africa, Rwanda and Afrobeats in 2024
Sudan conflict: A year in review
The legacy of Mbongeni Ngema
Nigerians react to free train rides and reduced bus fares
What's behind the latest deadly attack in northern Nigeria?
Is it a good Christmas for Ghana's cocoa farmers?
What does the fall of Wad Madani mean for the Sudan conflict?
How are Houthi attacks in the Red Sea affecting Africa?
Why is changing Chad's constitution controversial?
Guinea oil terminal blast kills at least 8
DR Congo elections: What's at stake?
Have 22 Ugandans been trafficked to Myanmar?
Is peace ever possible in DR Congo?
COP 28 : A new deal agreed at the UN Climate summit
A personal objection to the Rwanda asylum plan
Why does Egypt's President Sisi need a third term?
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