麻豆社

We reflect on the spate of mass kidnappings that has hit Nigeria, as the country marks seven years since the abduction from Chibok.

At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger's capital, Niamey.

And why a row has erupted in The Gambia over a memo from the government declaring that all female civil servants should leave work at 14:00 from Monday to Thursday during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

(Photo: Belongings left behind after a school abduction in Kankara. Credit: Getty Images)