Liberian ex-defence minister barred from Senate

Liberia's former defence minister Brownie Samukai to be jailed for two years over a corruption case; ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso following a military coup that ousted President Roch Kabore on Monday; Aid agencies in Burkina Faso describe the insecurity crisis that has led to disenfranchised communities; The WFP says more than a quarter of all children under five in conflict-hit Ethiopia's Afar region are malnourished; Dangote Refinery in Nigeria will have the capacity to process six hundred and fifty thousand barrels of oil a day and will be Africa’s largest refinery.

(Photo: Liberia's former defence minister Brownie Samukai. Credit: AFP)