Nations across the continent are eager to promote themselves as destinations for the curious visitor.

Officers from West Mercia Police were among those stuck in the quagmire in The Gambia.

One of the group says they expect it to be an emotional moment when they arrive.

Human rights groups had urged MPs to block the bill, introduced after pressure from Muslim clerics.

Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes against humanity, including killing and torture, committed in The Gambia.

Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.

Ben Wollen climbed the height of Mount Everest in 72 hours on an indoor wall.

An independent MP tables a bill in parliament to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).