South Sudan gets first permanent bridge over Nile

The 560-metre long Freedom Bridge on the edge of the capital, Juba, was constructed using a grant from the government of Japan.

Kenyan mountaineer, James Kagambi, reflects on his remarkable achievement of reaching the summit of Mt Everest.

And the weekly letter comes from journalist Zeinab Mohammed Salih on her visit to Darfur following a new wave of violence in the troubled Sudanese region.

Photo: South Sudan's Freedom Bridge. Credit: Nichola Mandil.