A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has sentenced former President Blaise Compaore, in his absence, to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara.

A year after the militant group al-Shabab attacked the Mozambican town of Palma, we catch up with a few of those who managed to escape the violence.

And African-American and Grammy nominated singer Somi has dedicated her latest project to celebrating the life and music of the South African icon, Miriam Makeba.