Niger: More than 100 killed by suspected jihadists

We get the latest from Niger, where two attacks in the Tillaberi region have claimed more than 100 lives. No group has said it was responsible, but Islamist militant groups have carried out similar atrocities in the past.

Plus, we go back to school in Kenya. Classes have resumed after almost a year, with schools having been shut last March in order to restrict the spread of Covid-19.

And we get the lowdown on the African Continental Free Trade Area, which came into force on January 1st, with Mauritian economist Isabelle Ramdoo.

(Photo: Nigerien troops on patrol in the desert of Iferouane; Credit: SOULEYMANE AG ANARA/AFP via Getty Images)