Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Journalists of Burkina Faso (AJB), abducted along with his vice-president by armed men and taken to an unknown location.

Geography helps explain why Guinea-Bissau remains in ECOWAS despite rising hostility from President Embaló, who is simultaneously reinforcing ties with Russia.

Tensions rise in Guinea-Bissau as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló threatens to expel ECOWAS after its mediation mission. With opposition questioning his legitimacy and elections postponed, the country faces growing uncertainty.

American dream. A kind of...

From Facebook (but without Zuckerberg)

And all of a sudden... China.

Editors, your thoughts on this?

A postcard from heaven. São Vicente earlier today.