AfricaBrief: 03/22/18

The business, which charges €89 for an hour with a silicone sex doll, was accused of demeaning women.

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It is estimated some 80,000 tonnes of plastic is circulating in a patch between Hawaii and California.

Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish is medical history.

The Nigerian government says it is committed to freeing the last remaining girl kidnapped in Dapchi.

The 19-year-old man was released after being questioned by Polish police for several hours.

Critics pointed out the complete absence of women from either country at the table.

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John Dowd is reported to have concluded that Mr Trump was increasingly ignoring his advice.

A mother was awarded $25,000 after nurses left her to deliver her baby in public on a hospital floor.

The US trade representative says the import duties have been "paused" while further talks take place.

Shock among lawmakers as an individual is injured after leaping from a height of several metres.

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Ex-helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko does not deny conspiring against Ukraine's government.

Hours after returning from Boko Haram's capture in northern Nigeria, Dapchi school girls were separated from their parents to meet the President.

Downloading your Facebook data is dead easy - and very revealing, as Newsbeat's De'Graft Mensah found out.

Skaters describe taking to the ice on Lake Baikal in Siberia.

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The contest is to close pending an investigation into claims of sexual and financial impropriety.

The video-sharing site has banned videos that show people how to manufacture or modify guns.

Scientists hope a robotic fish will guide aquatic life and help clean up pollution in the ocean.

After the Iran Supreme Leader urges local purchases, officials are mocked for using foreign products.

What the Dapchi schoolgirls have said about their time in the hands of Boko Haram militants.

Including Katie Price, Glenda Jackson... and Donald Trump.

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The Ahrar al-Sham rebel faction agreed an evacuation deal with troops besieging the Eastern Ghouta.

Six people have been killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in the Czech Republic.

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a gunman killed 17 people will be asked to wear clear backpacks as part of extra security measures.

Police release footage of the moments leading up to a crash involving a self-driving car in Arizona.

The rape and murder of a medical student in 2016 fuelled tensions over the mass influx of migrants.

A US court upholds a ruling that Robin Thicke copied one of Gaye's songs on his hit Blurred Lines.

The Nasa robot this week celebrates 2,000 martian days investigating the surface of the Red Planet.

The initiative in South Korea's local government aims to stop a "culture of working overtime".

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The ex-president is being probed over claims he received illegal campaign funds from Libya's Gaddafi.

The actress accuses six outlets of "colluding" with Bauer Media to fight a record defamation payout.

The "no" vote is marginally ahead with most results counted, as new spying powers split the country.

The conviction of 11 men for lynching a Muslim meat trader is India's first 'cow vigilante' sentencing.

The existing UK manufacturer says it will be replaced by a French one after Brexit.

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The Facebook chief admits there was a "breach of trust" and vows to tackle misuse of personal data.

The White House says its investigation finds that China encourages the theft or transfer of intellectual property.

The 27 leaders are expected to sign off the terms of a transition agreement after the UK leaves.

Life inside the only abortion clinic in the state with the toughest restrictions in the United States.

The 80s pop star describes seeing a UFO in her back garden, and reveals how that inspired her album.

The TV host is charged after a crash in south-west London, as ITV says Declan Donnelly will present alone.

Thousands live in villages on the frontline between Ukrainian forces and Russian backed separatists.

Six months after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, many in Puerto Rico are still going to school and looking after the elderly in the dark.

In Niger, the presence of clean water is helping to wash away some of a village's worries.

Farah and Rafal are restoring Mosul University's library after the Islamic State group destroyed it.

In the small community of Tysfjord in northern Norway, sexual abuse was rife for decades. How come it was never stopped?

A Maltese professor, the "selfie king" of the diplomatic circuit, has played a key part in the Russia inquiry.

Israeli assassins trailed a reporter to a meeting with the PLO head to kill him, it is claimed.

Gloria Chochi is serving six years in prison in Spain for murder. She is now pinning her hopes of seeing her son on a rare pardon from the prime minister.

The tale of how the Gupta family wormed its way into the heart of South Africa - and then vanished.

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Thursday, 22 March 2018