US officially labels ousting of Niger’s president a ‘coup’

Authorities in Kenya say at least 171 people have been killed and more than 190,000 displaced by catastrophic flooding.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signs a party funding bill into law, but opposition parties say the changes are unconstitutional, with some political critics even planning on mounting a legal challenge.

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.