Veteran politician Kizza Besigye has been held for nearly three months as he awaits a trial.

No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

For years now, an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region has been claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. There are fears that it’s spreading to one of West Africa’s most stable countries. For Assignment, Ed Butler investigates some new and disturbing indications that fighting on Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso has the potential to spread south as well. It’s not just the Islamist insurgency, but homegrown conflicts inside Ghana that have the potential to spread. And we hear accounts of smuggled livestock, fuel and weapons, as well as stories of Ghanaian fighters joining the Islamist uprising in the north.

Producer and presenter: Ed Butler Studio Manager: James Beard Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Saafiya Karim, a refugee from Burkina Faso now living in Ghana. Credit: Ed Butler/BBC)

Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.

Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.

A junior partner in South Africa's governing coalition calls the new Expropriation Act unconstitutional.

The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.

M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars.

Five men in northern Nigeria were sentenced to death last week. Their crime? Murdering a woman they accused of being a witch. They said that the wife of one of the men had a dream she was being chased by the woman. The death penalty is rare in Nigeria and it has opened up a discussion on why people are being attacked for supposedly using witchcraft.

Olaronke Alo is a BBC journalist working in the disinformation unit in Lagos. She explains why people are still being accused of being witches, and what authorities are doing to stop it.

We also hear about Dr Leo Igwe who set up his own business to protect those accused of sorcery.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Josh Jenkins, Emily Horler and Emilia Jansson Editor: Verity Wilde

Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.

The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.

It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.

As a documentary about the military disaster is released the BBC speaks to some still affected.

The anti-apartheid leader is celebrated for dedicating his life to the struggle for Namibia's independence.

Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.

As M23 rebels advance in DR Congo, regional players meet to defuse the escalating crisis.