CAR: Seleka rebel commander makes first appearance before the ICC

We bring you the latest from the International Criminal Court at The Hague, where Seleka rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani has appeared for the first time. He’s accused of committing war crimes in the Central African Republic in 2013 & 2014, and this hearing comes amid increasing violence and instability in the country.

Plus, an update from Nigeria, where some of the girls kidnapped from the Chibok boarding school by Boko Haram in 2014 have reportedly escaped their captors.

And fans of the Gambian singer ST are crying foul, after the artist was prevented from holding the launch event for his new album at Independence Stadium.

(Photo: The International Criminal Court building in The Hague; Credit: Michel Porro/Getty Images)