AU calls for Tigray ceasefire

Focus on Africa speaks to the BBC's Girmay Gebru in Mek'ele, the capital of Tigray region. The African Union has called for a ceasefire, while Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael says Eritrean soldiers have invaded the territory and attacked local forces. This claim has been denied by Asmara.

Plus, we hear from scientists in South Africa who claim a major breakthrough in HIV prevention.

And we remember former president of Mali Amadou Toumani Touré who died in Turkey this morning. He was deposed in a coup in 2012 after ruling Mali for 10 years.

(Photo: Amhara militia members in Gondar, Credit: EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)