Katsina students kidnapping: Schools in northern Nigeria closed

Most schools in northern Nigeria have closed following the abduction of over 300 students from a school in Katsina State. Is this a protest by parents or a safety measure imposed by local authorities? The BBC’s Chris Ewokor brings us the latest

Why have Ugandan authorities asked Google to close fourteen YouTube channels, some of which are linked to presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine?

Professor Salim Abdool Karim has jointly received the prestigious 2020 John Maddox Prize for "Standing up for Science". He tells us about the difficulties with providing scientific advice during the COVID-19 pandemic and in dealing with the rise of conspiracy theories around Coronavirus.