Congo: A River Journey

The BBC's Alastair Leithead tells us about his six week journey up the Congo River. He talks about the extraordinary diversity and history of the country, and what people are hoping for from the upcoming presidential election.

Also on the show: British Prime Minister Theresa May announces to the House of Commons that Parliament's delayed vote on her Brexit deal will be held the second week of January. She also rejected the idea of another referendum. And there’s a row between the human rights group Amnesty International and the Nigerian military over the extent to which the army is to blame for fuelling violence between farmers and herders in Nigeria. We’ll talk to our correspondent in Abuja to explain that story.

(Picture: Wagenia fishermen, Kisangani, Congo. Credit: Getty Images)