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- South Africans vote in key municipal elections · 13 minIn tonight's edition: South Africa's ruling ANC party faces a crucial test as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats…
- South Africa braces for some job losses as AGOA ends · 14 minIn tonight's edition: Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty-free access to the US market after being excluded from the AGOA trade programme. Also, South Africans head to…
- Uganda withdraws troops from peacekeeping mission in Somalia · 15 minIn tonight's edition: Uganda starts drawing down troops just days after the UN ends its political mission in Somalia. Also, upcoming municipal elections in South Africa risk…
- First Youth Olympic Games take place in Africa · 16 minIn tonight's show: The Senegalese capital Dakar is hosting the first Olympic event ever held in Africa, welcoming nearly 2,700 athletes for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Also…
- Tunisians drawn into Russia's war in Ukraine · 12 minIn tonight's edition: Concern is growing in Tunisia as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searching for an answer about the fate of…
- Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit · 14 minIn tonight's edition: A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opens in Moscow, with the Kremlin describing their countries as natural allies against the West. Also…
- The fall of Sudan's El-Fasher, one year on · 16 minIn tonight's edition: 15 military officials in Sudan are sanctioned by the UK over the brutality and abuse of civilians during the fall of El-Fasher. Also, Algeria is set to…
- Building collapse in Nairobi: Search for survivors under way · 13 minIn tonight's programme: Rescuers comb through rubble in a bid to reach trapped survivors after a multi-storey building under construction in Nairobi collapses. Also, Kenya…
- South Africa gripped by anti-migrant protests as foreign national is killed · 13 minXenophobic unrest turns deadly in South Africa as a foreign national is beaten to death during a protest march in Durban, a city increasingly gripped by anti-migrant tensions…
- Sudan's war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis · 12 minIn tonight's edition: Sudan's brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan…
- Nigeria confirms first Ebola case · 15 minIn tonight's programme: Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in the midst of an outbreak that began in DR Congo in mid-May. Also, a former top South African police officer…
- Kenyan cult leader found guilty of murder · 13 minIn tonight's programme: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is convicted of 191 murders, 190 of which were of children. Also, a former Rwandan soldier and outspoken government…
- Kenya confirms third Ebola case · 15 minIn tonight's programme: Kenya confirms a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo. Also, Cameroonian journalist Ambe…
- Kinshasa braces for potential conflict as Kabila joins M23 · 14 minIn tonight's edition: As former Congolese president Joseph Kabila returns to centre stage with a new alliance with the M23 rebels, political leaders in DR Congo are having to…
- Kenya reports second Ebola case · 13 minIn tonight's edition: Kenya confirms a second case of Ebola. Also, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay warns that international justice is facing growing pressure. Plus millions…
- DR Congo's Kabila launches new coalition with M23 · 14 minIn tonight's edition: DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new rebel coalition, vowing to topple the Congolese government. Also, Africa's largest…
- Ethiopian government forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border · 13 minIn tonight's edition: Ethiopian forces tighten their grip on Tigray, advancing into the key town of Adwa after rebels withdrew. Also, police arrest 30 people amid violence across…
- South African judge Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize · 25 minIn tonight's programme: South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also, in Kenya, health officials in Nairobi are still…
- Court of Arbitration for Sport hears Senegal's appeal over AFCON title · 13 minTen months after the explosive AFCON final, Senegal and Morocco are still fighting over the title, this time at sport's highest court. A verdict on Senegal's appeal against…
- Africa joins the data centre backlash · 15 minIn tonight's edition: Witnesses say Eritrean troops have moved into Ethiopia's Tigray region, but Asmara rejects the reports. Also, the African Union launches the Africa Credit…
