Sam Allison plans to skateboard some 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to Morocco, camping along the way.

Taiwanese are warned against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before the ban is lifted.

Two Belgian teenagers have plead guilty to trying to smuggle thousands of giant African harvester ants out of Kenya. The authorities said they were allegedly planning to sell the ants on the growing exotic pet market in Europe and Asia, where ant keepers put the insects in special habitats and watch them build their colonies. BBC reporter Akisa Wandera talks us through this landmark case.

We also hear from two ant keepers, Kaden (Ender Ants) and Mauro (Bruma Ants) on why they love their pets.

And finally, a quick question for you, how many ants do you think there are for every person on earth? A) 10 ants B) 67 thousand ants C) 980 thousand ants D) 2.5 million ants

Listen to the episode for the answer!

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde

A BBC investigation identifies members of the security forces who shot dead protesters last June.

The family of Osinachi Nwachukwu accused her husband of abusing the popular gospel singer before her death.

The pairing of joyful Black South African music with Paul Simon’s cinematic lyricism is either a high point in cultural exchange, or an outrageous betrayal of the anti-apartheid movement. How should we view Simon's Graceland album now - in a time when cultural boycotts, cultural appropriation, and cancel culture are on the tip of everyone's tongue?

Forty years on, and through a distinctly South African lens, New York Times reporter Lynsey Chutel considers the legacy of one the most popular, controversial, and contested record releases ever. Was Paul Simon arrogant? Ignorant? And did his music really aid the struggle against apartheid?

Contributors: Stanley De Klerk, Lynsey's uncle Professor Sean Jacobs, Director of International Affairs at The New School Bakithi Kumalo, bassist on Graceland Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter Dali Tambo, founder of Artists Against Apartheid Sonti Mndebele, singer on the Graceland tour Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi, music writer

Presented by Lynsey Chutel Produced by Seun Matiluko & Jack Howson Mixed by Louis Blatherwick With thanks to Tom Bonnett for inspiration, as well as Rose-Anna Hyde, Richard Power and Saskia Cookson for additional research

A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 4

Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.

A court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.

Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case.

The BBC exposes the members of the security forces who fired on protesters at Kenya’s parliament last year.

The ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.

The Vatican's representative to South Sudan says the Pope's memory should be honoured by seeking peace.

A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.

Agnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.

Durham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.

The two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo.

Sudan's national museum is among the institutions that have been looted and vandalised during the war.

In 2003, Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong put skis on for the first time. Seven years later, he was competing in slalom at the Vancouver Olympics, the first Ghanaian to ever qualify for the winter games. Kwame grew up in Ghana, but in 2002, at the age of 28, he moved back to UK. To support himself through his masters degree, Kwame decided to get a job and ended up working at the local indoor ski centre in Milton Keynes. Dubbed the "Snow Leopard," he tells Harry Stott how he qualified for the games. A Message Heard production.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You’ll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.

Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women’s World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football’s biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who’ve had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.

(Photo: Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong competing in Vancouver 2010. Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

The identity of a Nigerian baby brought to the UK remains unknown after an "extraordinary" court case.

Following the crackdown, some traders have resorted to selling their goods in secret, the BBC hears.