Maryland pardons thousands of cannabis convictions

In the United States, the governor of Maryland pardons more than 170,000 people convicted of cannabis offences, saying he wants to address decades of harm caused by the war on drugs. We'll speak to a doctor who supports such a move.

Russia's President Putin is going to North Korea, the first visit there since 2000 at the start of his presidential career. The Kremlin describes it as a “friendly state visit”. So, what do the two sides want?

A Zimbabwean lawyer defending dozens of opposition youths who are in prison accused of holding an illegal gathering calls for their immediate release, saying they have done nothing wrong.

South Africa looks forward to a new unity government. But how does business see it?

And, why Nigeria is seeing a drop in its onion production.