Global Decline in Child Marriages, says UN

Around 25 million child marriages have been prevented around the world in the last decade, Unicef says. Ethiopia is among those countries making strides in reducing the practice.

Plus South Sudan dismisses a campaign group's claims that the president is diverting funds from the state oil company to fund the civil war.

And tennis star Serena Williams wants to see a top tennis tournament in Africa.

(Image: A group of girls in Niger, walking. Credit: BBC)