Many migrants risk all to reach South Africa, where their presence has become a hot election issue.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.
The victory of President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, shows that elections can bring change.
Some of their rescued daughters have chosen to stay married to their abductors, with government approval.
Villagers complain that some of the fans of the late Brian Chira were not respectful at the burial.
Goalposts used by children on a beach in Somalia's capital are posts set up for firing squad executions.
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, speaks to the BBC.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to become Senegal's youngest-ever president.
Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.