A decision by the International Criminal Court is due today on whether six influential Kenyans - including two presidential contenders - accused of helping to orchestrate violence that killed more than 1,000 people following disputed elections in 2007 will face prosecution.

The EU is doubling humanitarian aid to Africa’s Sahel area to €95 million in a “race against time” to lift two million people facing food shortages out of danger.

IN Niger most of the 11 million people live on a dollar a day. Some 40% of children are underfed, and one out of four dies before turning five.