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Suspected Jammeh ally tried for crimes against humanity
A trial has begun in Germany of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of the former president, Yahya Jammeh.
A trial has begun in Germany of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of the former president, Yahya Jammeh.
Burials have taken place for at least 110 people who were killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Imo state, Nigeria, on Friday evening.
And Zambia's Macky 2 on his family's success in the music industry.
(Photo: Activists and relatives of victims of the Junglers outside the court in Germany. Credit: Whitney Nosakhare)
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