Thousands of supporters of the military junta congregate in Niger

In West Africa, Burkina Faso and Mali, which are both ruled by juntas, have said that any military intervention in Niger to reverse last week's coup will be seen as a declaration of war on them. Newsday will ask what this rapidly escalating crisis means for the wider region.

Also more on those massive wildfires in Canada, we'll have an update from the province of British Colombia.

We will look at whether China's Belt and Road initiative is good for Africa.

Plus, the exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found in Ghana.