More than 140 killed, dozens injured in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

Also, the EU has pledged a €30 million package to help Senegal reign in irregular migration from its shores. That's on top of the €25 million grant earmarked to support a push to grow the country's pharmaceutical sector. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set on tripling per capita income by 2050. Days after he announced the roadmap for his ambitious development plan, Senegalese are still discussing what to make of it.

Finally, on World Food Day, the World Food Programme has warned that millions of people across southern Africa are facing their worst food crisis in decades. An unprecedented drought has forced a record five countries – Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe – to declare a state of disaster.