PTSD: Healing after Nigeria’s EndSARS protests

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Motorists in Nigeria face huge queues at petrol stations across major cities as frustration grows over the multi-headed crises dragging on the country's economy. Also, known locally as the Mendzang, the xylophone has a small but dedicated following in Cameroon. And we head out on the road with the roaming chef and former Kenyan rugby star, Dennis Ombachi.

Northern Nigerian communities who have lost faith in the struggling security forces' ability to protect them are increasingly setting up vigilante groups to battle insurgents themselves. Also, rap is gaining ground in Egypt and although the scene is still overwhelmingly dominated by men, women are increasingly picking up the mic. And Kenya's birds of prey are falling prey to encroaching human activity. Some conservationists fear it may be too late to roll back the damage

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrived in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Friday to begin a three day visit of Africa's most populous nation.

In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as "the cursed". With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities. Yassin Ciyow and Guillaume Collanges went to meet them.

The ongoing siege on the last stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Darfur could not only end in bloodshed for civilians, but also draw more actors into the war between the two generals.