Ivory Coast's latest cinematic offering, “Night of the Kings”, has received rave reviews after its premiere. The film sees an inmate's fate rest on his ability to captivate his audience with stories told until dawn.

Some 40,000 Ethiopians have fled the conflict in their homeland and crossed the border into neighboring Sudan where some have been welcomed into the homes of local families.

Ghana's former president, Jerry Rawlings, leaves behind a complicated political legacy. He died aged 73 having transitioned from being a military dictator to the father of the country's multi-party democracy. Also, Covid-19 restrictions have hit a vital trade artery between DR Congo's Goma and Rwanda's Gisenyi. And we see how motenguene, the traditional music and dance of Central African pygmies, has survived competition from imported sounds.

Following a school shooting in Kumba, in south-western Cameroon, traumatised locals mourn the loss of at least seven young lives. Authorities blame English-speaking separatists for the bloodshed. Also, every year a woman's football tournament is held in one part of Algeria in a bid to bring the community together and highlight the importance of women claiming public space. And in a bid to tackle imported food shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, one project in Cotonou is helping people in Benin's capital grow their own in gardens on top of the city's buildings.

With votes still being counted from the US presidential election, we take a look at the stakes for Africa. The last four years have seen Donald Trump show disinterest, if not disdain for the continent. Also, a referendum on constitutional reform in Algeria sees record low turnout. And the daughter of a Rwandan once hailed as a hero of his country's 1994 genocide says the international community is overlooking the shady circumstances that saw her father snatched from his life in the US and thrown into jail back in his homeland.

Cameroon hasn't quite eased up its battle against polio, despite being declared free of the disease earlier this year. It's launched an immunisation drive against a particular strain of the virus. Also, Kenya has bucked the regional trend and seen an elephant baby boom. But despite the promising numbers, the species remains vulnerable. And we see how students in Libya are caught between conflict and coronavirus. Traditional classes have been upended and many are turning to homeschooling or lessons outdoors.

Millions of students in Cameroon return to school for the first time since March. We look at the changes made to keep them safe. Also, DR Congo is bracing for heavy downpours as the rainy season kicks off. Our correspondents report on how authorities and residents are trying to avoid a repeat of last year's flooding. And we discover a new magazine focused on showing African capitals in a new light. The founder of OFF TO tells us more about her bilingual review that gives a voice to locals about how they see and experience the cities they live in.

In this week's show: Nigeria starts the month by celebrating six decades of self-rule. We take a look back at the watershed moments that led up to and followed the African giant's independence from Britain. Also, Cameroon's sand divers risk their lives to plunge into the Sanaga river in search of sand for the building industry. Plus, we visit one of the open secrets of Algerians hoping to get away from it all. Beni Haoua is a popular camping spot not far from the capital.

Visitor numbers to one of the continent's wonders are down because of a surge in insecurity. DR Congo's Virunga National Park, home to the last mountain gorillas, is a place of conservation but also increasingly of conflict. Plus, Cameroonian doctors are stretched thin. In a bid to make up the shortfall in available medics and to reduce the risk of face-to-face appointments, more clinics are offering video consultations. And Senegal's first female pro surfer is inspiring other women to take to the waves whilst still determined to keep her own Olympic dreams afloat.

In this edition: Ivorian legends of the Zouglou genre kick up a storm with their latest album. Yode and Siro take a pop at President Alassane Ouattara during a tense election year. We also take you to Rwanda where the Amasunzu, a traditional hairstyle once worn by men and unmarried women, is increasingly being sported by contemporary young people. And we head to Morocco to learn about the Spinosaurus, one of the oddest dinosaurs ever discovered. According to researchers, the bones of the first known swimming predator change our understanding of how and where giants of its time lived.