Will Ross

British citizens Paul and Rachel Chandler were released Sunday after being held 388 days by Somali pirates. The BBC’s Will Ross reports about the couple’s ordeal and the circumstances of the release.

The Somali Islamist group, Al-Shabab, has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s bombings that killed more than 70 people in Kampala. Ugandan authorities say they’ve made some arrests. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from the BBC’s Will Ross in Kampala.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with The BBB’s Will Ross in Mombasa, Kenya about the latest twist in the story about a British couple captured by Somali pirates.

A West African court found authorities in Niger guilty of failing to protect a young woman from slavery. The ruling is expected to have lasting consequences for the thousands of people who still live in conditions of slavery across the region.