Mali’s Menaka region at risk of falling to IS militants

Militants from the Islamic State Sahel Province, which is linked to ISIS, lay siege to the strategically important Menaka region in north-eastern Mali. What does this mean for the Sahel?

Chad's ambassador to Germany is ordered to leave the country within 48 hours in what is seen as a tit-for-tat move by Berlin after Chad kicked out the European nation’s ambassador there last week.

And the Gambia's National Human Rights Commission has released its fourth annual activity report for 2022. We hear from the chairman of the Commission on how the country is performing in its protection of rights.

(Photo: Aerial view of the town of Menaka in north-eastern Mali. Credit: Getty Images.)