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Children die in a school fire in Bukavu (opens the original)
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In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry. And finally, we wonder about the future of African cities. How will they cope with the population boom and climate crisis? A question, the Kenya architecture biennale in Nairobi tried to answer.
Ugandan royal succession scandal (opens the original)
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In tonight's edition, a dramatic struggle for control of a throne in Uganda. Also, Rwanda shut down 101 alcoholic beverage factories last month and declared a public health crisis after at least 50 people were killed by contaminated illegal supplies. And Ethiopia celebrates its new year.
Aid cuts force clinic closures across Sudan (opens the original)
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In tonight's edition: aid groups are warning that funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close. Also, an AI and Africa conference has kicked off in South Korea's capital. Finally, we take a look at the Rwanda Space Agency as Paris hosts its very first international space summit.
Kenya cracks down on foreign traders (opens the original)
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In tonight's edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. Also, FRANCE 24's Georja Calvin Smith speaks to the founder of an AI surgical non-profit about the work being done in Tanzania to extend the reach of the country's 27 overburdened neurosurgeons.
Egyptian influencer faces death penalty over drug charges (opens the original)
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In tonight's edition: An Egyptian TV presenter is among a dozen people a court has sentenced to death on drug charges. But first: a South African high court rejects a former defence minister's bid to have a corruption case against her dropped. Plus the very first Pan-African Architecture Biennale opened its doors on Monday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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