Sierra Leone Goes to the Polls

More than three million people in Sierra Leone are called to vote in crucial presidential, legislative and local council elections on Wednesday. No political campaigning was allowed on the eve of the vote. In a country still recovering from a bitter civil war, there's been much focus on the need to maintain peaceful campaigns throughout the country.

US President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn is resigning, the White House has said. It is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from President Trump's team.

Is money from the oil industry fuelling the conflict in South Sudan? That's the accusation being made in a joint report by the human rights group Global Witness and an investigative organisation called The Sentry.