Umaro Sissoco Embaló elected president of Guinea Bissau

Former Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló is projected to win with a majority of 54% - We get the details from the Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission in Guinea-Bissau, Joaquim Raphael Branco.

Cameroon's president Paul Biya addressed the nation on the eve of the new year. From Bamenda, journalist Randy Jo Sa'ah tells us what the president said and what Cameroonians make of it.

Turkey has given the green light for its soldiers to fight in Libya on the side of the UN-backed government of Fayez al-Sarraj. Researcher Jalel Harchaoui of the Clingendael Institute tells us what this mean for a country that's desperately seeking stability after years of internal conflict.