UK Court to Deliver Article 50 Ruling

The British Supreme Court is due to deliver its verdict on whether Prime Minister Theresa May needs approval from Parliament to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - the legal process for the UK to get separated from the European Union. The British government has been appealing an earlier High Court ruling which said that it would be unlawful for Mrs May to trigger Article 50 alone using executive powers known as 'royal prerogatives'.

Millions of dollars of government money is still missing from funds meant to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone. A report has highlighted cases where ambulances were not supplied, despite being paid for, and also health care workers who are still missing payments. The instances of corruption meant donor money was then needed to fill the gaps.

At the start of his first week as President of the United States, Donald Trump signed an order blocking foreign aid or federal funding for any non-governmental organisation that provides abortions abroad. What might this mean for family planning organisations in Africa?