In tonight's edition: A high court judge has dismissed the case brought by South Africa's ruling ANC party accusing the MK party of copyright infringement. Flooding hits many parts of Kenya, sweeping away vehicles, submerging key highways and sending some communities scrambling to find higher ground. And staying in Kenya, a nation known for its marathon and long distance running gold medals is now hoping to shine in sprint. 

In tonight's edition: Kenya is in mourning and launches an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed its defence chief and nine other senior officers. Also, from tens of kilos of cocaine found in the Sahel in 2020 to more than a ton seized two years later, the UN warns that drug trafficking is undermining security and development across the region. And political satire is thriving ahead of elections in South Africa, with famous cartoonists like Nathi Ngubane and Zapiro. 

Three French diplomats were given 48 hours to leave Burkina Faso on Thursday after being declared persona non grata by the ruling junta. The trio have been accused of "subversive activities", allegations that Paris denies. Relations between the two countries have been unravelling since 2022, when Burkina Faso saw its second coup in less than nine months.

In tonight's edition: More than two dozen people are reported killed in El Fasher, the last major city in Dafur not controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. The fighting sends hundreds fleeing for safety. Also, Kenyan doctors push into their fifth week of strikes. A court orders medics and the government to reach an agreement within 48 hours, as the pickets cripple public health services. And we hear from some of the Ethiopians who testified to human rights investigators that Saudi border...

In tonight's edition: Senegal announces a record seizure of cocaine; the most ever intercepted on land by authorities. Over a ton of the illicit drug was confiscated from a truck near the border with Mali.

This Monday marks 12 months since war broke out in Sudan, caused by a power struggle between rival generals: on one hand, the army headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; on the other, the RSF paramilitary commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.

Niger's ruling junta is stepping up cooperation with Moscow, after expelling French troops last year. Also in the programme: at least three people have been killed in a shootout between militiamen and police in the Ethiopian capital. Among the dead are fighters from a rebel militia known as Fano. Plus, the art of remembering: painters in Rwanda are keeping the memory of genocide victims alive by drawing their inspiration from photographs.

In tonight's edition: There's no turning back, says army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as Sudan approaches the first anniversary of its brutal civil war. Also, Senegal's new leader has sparked hopes for big change and impactful progress, but few women have been given key posts in his government. And it's been a good month for some restaurateurs in Tunisia, as the faithful have enjoyed Ramadan celebrations. 

In tonight's edition: South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma wins a court bid to run in May's general election, as judges overturn an earlier decision to ban him over a contempt of court conviction. Also, three Tanzanian troops are killed in mortar attacks in DR Congo as Kinshasa struggles to rein in violence in the east of the country. And ahead of the final stretch of the holy month of Ramadan, we head to the only African Islamic holy city: Harar, in Ethiopia. 

In tonight's edition: As Kigali gears up to mark a painful anniversary, France's president acknowledges that his country could have stopped the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but lacked the will to do so. Also, the former South African parliamentary speaker is arrested after being charged with corruption. Staying in South Africa, we report on how access to clean water in some cities is becoming an increasingly big problem. 

In tonight's edition: Senegal's youngest-ever president takes the reigns, vowing to usher in systemic change. Also, as Rwanda gears up to mark the painful 30 years since the genocide in which 800,000 people were killed, human rights campaigners call for no let-up in the international pursuit of the orchestrators of the slaughter. Plus we report on how women farmers in Senegal are fighting for land ownership. 

In tonight's edition: Dozens of political, civilian and human rights groups call on Mali's ruling military junta to arrange democratic elections as soon as possible. Also, Tunisians are one of the biggest groups of migrants risking the dangerous sea journey to Italy to try to escape the country's economic troubles. But those who try to relocate to Europe using legal channels also face potentially devastating risks. Finally, we head to Kenya, where young people in some poorer areas are turning...

In tonight's edition: Senegal's top court confirms opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory. This comes after he was hosted by outgoing leader Macky Sall, marking a swift transfer of power following weeks of political crisis.

In tonight's edition: Former South African president Jacob Zuma is barred from the May 29 election because of his past convictions. We take a closer look at the implications.

In tonight's edition: The family of slain Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid say they feel some relief after his convicted killers were handed capital sentences. Belaid's assassination in 2013 sparked widespread unrest at a politically and socially turbulent time in Tunisia's history.

In tonight's edition: The leader of a breakaway Darfur faction says his fighters will stand with the Sudanese army as it battles the Rapid Support Forces, which is accused of atrocities in Darfur. Also: bank customers in Ethiopia thought they had a windfall after a glitch boosted their balances, but the bank has retrieved most of the mistakenly lodged money. Plus we look at efforts to keep Guinean girls in school, in a country where only a fraction of female pupils make it to secondary...

Senegal's President Macky Sall hails his country's democracy as being in good health as he and his ruling coalition concede defeat to the anti-establishment opposition candidate. Just 10 days after being released from jail, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's youngest president.

In tonight's edition: Seventeen candidates vie for the top job as Senegal gears up for make-or-break presidential elections on Sunday. Youth unemployment is a key issue, with three quarters of the population under 35 and graduate jobs scarce. Also, health services are paralysed in Kenya amidst a nationwide doctors' strike over pay and reforms. And women of Kenya's Maasai community confront the limitations of traditional gender roles and illegal hunting.

In tonight's edition: Gambian MPs debate a bill to end a ban on FGM. If reversed, The Gambia would become the first country ever to do so. Also, a Congolese court sentences a top journalist to six months in prison. Stanis Bujakera was arrested last year after an article suggesting that the army had killed an opposition politician.  And we see how young Congolese slam poets are using the French spoken word as a tool of advocacy and self-expression.

tonight's edition: Kenya's president delays the country's controversial commitment to send a police force to tackle violent gangs in Haiti. Also, Rwanda upholds an election ban on opposition leader and government critic Victoire Ingabire. And more kidnappings in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria this week ramp up fears. The president has announced that the country will not be paying a ransom for the latest school students' kidnappings. 

The leaders of embattled neighbours Rwanda and DR Congo may be poised to meet to discuss fighting in Eastern Congolese regions that Kigali has been accused of enflaming. Fighting between Tutsi M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers has forced more than 100,000 people to flee. There had earlier been rumours that Congolese leader Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's Paul Kagame might be amenable to a face to face and on Monday Angola's foreign minister suggested that there may be progress on that front.

Reactions continue a day after Ghana's parliament passed a harsh anti-gay bill. Concerns are growing about the possible impact on the LGBT community. But first: a leading Chadian opposition leader is among dozens of people killed in Wednesday's gunfights in N'djamena. Yaya Dillo was set to be the main rival to his cousin, President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, at the next election. Plus we head to Ethiopia, where over 30,000 Sudanese have taken refuge after fleeing the fighting back home. 

In tonight's edition: Several people are killed in Chad in an attack on the national security agency’s office. The government blames an opposition party. Also, the ICC orders more than €52 million in reparations for tens of thousands of victims of Ugandan commander Dominic Ongwen, who's serving 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. And Ghana's parliament passes a bill to restrict LGBT rights.

Nigeria tries to calm rising inflation and people's anger by hiking up the interest rate as thousands of Nigerians take to the streets. But first: a new date for the Senegalese presidential election, June 2, is put forward by the national dialogue commission, although the talks are boycotted by much of the opposition. Plus the documentary "Dahomey", which was awarded a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, makes its home country Benin proud.