Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf battled unsuccessfully to ban female genital mutilation during her 12-years as Africa's first female president, and now as she prepares to step down ahead of Tuesday's general election, it's feared hopes of outlawing the practice will fade too.
Thousands of people remain homeless weeks after the Sierra Leone mudslide disaster.
Coronavirus: Bemusement and anger in Majorca over British government's COVID restrictions
Hoteliers say Majorca's infection rate is lower than the UK's and it should be treated differently from the rest of Spain.
Police clashed with protesters in Paris as demonstrations over a new French security law turned violent.