More than 280 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed

More than 280 Nigerian pupils abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been released "unharmed", officials say. Kaduna state governor Uba Sani confirmed their release in a statement, just days before a deadline for a ransom demanded by the abductors.

Also in the programme: ninety-five journalists and media workers have been confirmed dead so far in the Gaza conflict; and Senegal is holding presidential elections after weeks of political unrest.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Atika Rehman, a London correspondent for Pakistan's Dawn Newspaper and deputy editor of an environmental NGO, The Third Pole, and Travis Elborough, an author and commentator with a focus on maps, travel, busses and vinyl records.

(Picture: A boy holds up a sign to protest against the kidnapping of hundreds of pupils by gunmen in Kaduna, 8 March 2024. Credit: Reuters)