Uganda bans the sale of alcohol sachets

Authorities in Uganda have banned the sale of alcohol in small sachets, at a time when alcohol abuse is becoming a growing concern in Africa. We hear more from the capital Kampala.

And in Sierra Leone there have been arrests and tear gas fired at the headquarters of the main opposition party, the All People's Congress. This follows a court verdict in which nine of the party's MPs elected last year are to lose their seats due to procedural irregularities.

Plus, we hear from a malaria researcher in South Africa, after a US study found a way to reduce mosquito populations by using a fungus and a toxin from an Australian spider's venom.