France calls for summit with West Africa leaders

The President of France Emmanuel Macron has called for a summit with leaders of west African countries of the Sahel region. The meeting will assess African leaders' support for the French-led anti-terrorism mission Barkhane. We hear what the president of Burkina Faso had to say in regard, and the United Nations International Organisation for Migration describes the scale of the displacement people are suffering in the region.

The US is to send a new ambassador to Sudan for the first time in over two decades. Is this a first step towards lifting sanctions? Lauren Blanchard is foreign policy and African affairs analyst for the US Congress and tells us more

DJ Edu introduces 'This is Africa': a new BBC World Service programme showcasing the sounds of young Africa