In this week's edition: Remembering Papa Wemba; press freedom in Somalia; and Dak'Art 2016. The Democratic Republic of Congo has bid a final goodbye to its rumba king. Thousands of people turned out to Papa Wemba's funeral on Wednesday. The 66-year-old's career put him at the heart of Africa's music scene for decades. He died after collapsing onstage during a concert in Ivory Coast in April.

Meanwhile, Tuesday marked World Press Freedom Day. It came amidst tough times for some journalists. Human Rights Watch has released a new report highlighting the particular dangers faced by those reporting in Somalia. Al Shabaab extremists often target journalists in the country, and the government has also come in for criticism for trying to affect media coverage.

And the 12th edition of Dak'Art, the contemporary African art show, kicked off in the Senegalese capital on Tuesday. Over the next month, artists from all over the world will be exhibiting their work in sites across the city. Our correspondents were there for the grand opening.

In this week's edition: Uganda's only radiotherapy machine has broken down; rising prices in DR Congo; and elephant tracking in Kenya. A Kenyan hospital offers a lifeline to hundreds of Ugandan cancer patients who face uncertainty after their country's only radiotherapy machine broke down. It's been out of action since earlier this month and the government has been accused of neglecting the health system.

Also, after years of staying relatively stable against the dollar, the Congolese franc has started to slide. But currency dealers say the decline began late last year and traders and customers have started struggling with the effect that's had on the cost of staple foods.

And the thousands of elephants living in Kenya's Tsavo National Park already face the threat of poaching, but progress is also adding to their troubles. A new high-speed railway is set to make human lives easier, but as it cuts through the animals' habitat, the impact the transport upgrade will have may be far more damaging.

In this week's edition: the Ivory Coast resort of Grand Bassam tries to get back on its feet; the Kariba dam's water levels are at a record low; and overcrowded classes in South Africa. Ivoirians in the seaside resort of Grand Bassam are still shaken by the memory of last month's bloodshed. It became the site of the country's first ever terror attack and the tourists upon which locals rely have remained away.

Also, drought has caused the water levels at one of Africa's biggest dams, Lake Kariba, to drop to a record low. As well as impacting the livelihoods of communities who rely on its supply, the shortage is also threatening the already insecure power supplies of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

And a head teacher in the South African province of Umtata is suing the government because he says his school is not getting enough support. With almost 2,000 students trying to get an education, the institution is operating out of only a few classrooms.

In this week's edition: the ICC drops its case against William Ruto; priceless manuscripts are returned to Spain; and an Angolan mask is returned home. Kenya's deputy president sees the International Criminal Court drop crimes against humanity charges brought against him. William Ruto had been accused of orchestrating deadly post-electoral violence in 2007.

Also, some of the priceless Timbuktu manuscripts are finally back in Spain more than 500 years after they left. In one of history's ironies, though religious intolerance forced the documents to be smuggled out of Toledo, similar extremism has sent parts of the precious collection out of Africa and back to Europe.

And a long-lost monarch has been returned to Angolan hands. A 19th century mask that was looted from the country's Dundo Museum in the last century has been officially handed over to the Angolan embassy after being tracked down by art historians on the hunt for missing pieces of the continent's heritage.

In this week's rundown: Central African Republic's new president is sworn in, 17 democracy activists are jailed in Angola and refugees train for the Olympics in Kenya. Central African Republic's new president is sworn in. With some international peacekeepers set to head home this year, he now faces the daunting task of rebuilding the nation.

Also, 17 democracy activists are jailed in Angola, charged with rebellion over the public reading of a book. The opposition says its shows the extent of political repression in the country

And in Kenya, refugees keep up a gruelling athletics training schedule in the hope of being selected for a unique team that will head to the Rio Olympics.

A France 24 exclusive this week: our correspondent travels to the most remote villages of the Central African Republic to find out how they protect themselves from the deadly raids of the Lord's Resistance Army. Also, we report from Eritrea's first mine to reach full production; an emerging sector the government hopes can boost the economy. Our team got rare access. And bringing classical music to the slums of Nairobi one note at a time: the world's best musicians are on board.

In this edition we head to Zimbabwe, where a former confidante of Robert Mugabe is looking to set herself up as a challenger to the ageing president. Also, we report from Eritrea, where the government is vowing to continue with the obligatory national service that's caused a massive exodus of migrants. And in the Namibian desert, the dust settles over a controversy kicked up by the filming of "Mad Max: Fury Road".