Ethiopia-Tigray fighting spreads to Afar state

Ethiopia says more than 50,000 people have been displaced by days of heavy fighting between Tigray rebels and pro-government forces in the Afar region. We hear from an analyst on why the conflict seems to be expanding.

Angola's worst drought in decades has put millions at risk of starvation, a leading rights organisation has warned.

And we have a reading of an extract from the short story Lucky by Ugandan writer, Doreen Baingana, who is one of five authors shortlisted for this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.

Photo: A damaged house in Afar. Credit: Getty Images.