Measles epidemic declared in DRC

The DRC declares a vicious outbreak of Measles that has claimed 1500 deaths since the beginning of the year, an epidemic. What is the extent of the damage and how prepared are health authorities to contrast the spread? We ask the BBC's Gaius Kowene.

Botswana's High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising same-sex relationships in a landmark decision for campaigners. The ruling overturns a 1965 law that imposed a prison sentence of seven years for same-sex acts. We hear from Letsweletse Motshidiemang, the 21-year old university student who brought the case to Botswana's high court.

Over one hundred African writers send a letter to Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki inviting him to restore the country to its "rightful place in the family of African nations". But what's in it? We ask activist Rafael Marques

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