Liberia: hopes of banning FGM fade

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.

Sierra Leone: mudslide leaves thousands homeless

Thousands of people remain homeless weeks after the Sierra Leone mudslide disaster.

How Portugal is tackling drug addiction

The van, containing supplies of methadone, is part of Portugal's answer to a heroin epidemic going back 20 years.

Hanau shootings: the aftermath

Germany is reeling after nine people were shot dead in the town of Hanau on Wednesday evening in what many is calling an act of far-right terrorism.

Pregnant girls in Sierra Leone

The government in Sierra Leone bans visibly pregnant girls from attending school and taking exams, claiming the girls would set a 'bad example' for their peers.

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