Nigeria on verge of being polio-free

Nigeria is one of the last bastions of polio in the world. If by the 21st of August no new cases are registered, the country will be declared free of the crippling disease. But how did they do it? The BBC's Ajoke Ulohotse travels north, to Kano, to find out.

Kenyan MP Zulekha Hassan was forcefully removed from parliament after she showed up at work with her baby.

In Sierra Leone, the fishing town of Tombo has suffered from heavy rains, which especially during this time of the year, can cause damage due to floods.

(Photo: A boy is given a drop of polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)