West African leaders head to Mali to mediate crisis

Five West African presidents under the regional group Ecowas are heading to Mali today for more talks aimed at resolving the country’s political crisis.

In Uganda, at least 12 people have allegedly been killed by security officers enforcing measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus, while no-one has been confirmed as dying from the virus itself.

And music from Bahjat, the Libyan pop star based in Sweden.

Photo: Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana arriving in Bamako for the ECOWAS leader summit. Credit: Getty Images)