Across Africa

In Kenya, some industrial fishing techniques are banned in a bid to counteract damage suffered by coastal communities that have seen their fish stocks plummet. Also, as Africa continues to wrangle with the dilemma of how to keep economic growth on track whilst tackling the climate emergency, we hear from the president of the African Development Bank about the choices ahead. And in Uganda, efforts to roll back the production of charcoal are met with resistance.

The movie measures of men spotlights the first genocide of the 20th century in which tens of thousands of indigenous Nama and Herero were slaughtered by german soldiers. The film bids to confront viewers with the harsh realities of colonial violence. Also, in Morocco fans of sand hockey are trying to raise awareness of the game's cultural heft. And a Beninese Tiktok comedian hits the right note. Axel Merryl switches genres from comedy to croonery.  

Hundreds of thousands have been displaced by Sudan's conflict. But some civilians have also had to stay in Khartoum as war rages around them, even saying they have no choice but to still head into work. Also, Congolese communities in the country's east say that successes claimed by the East African force sent in to reign in M23 rebels have been overblown. And dozens of Beninese craftsmen brush up on the skills needed to restore the royal palaces of the former kingdom of Dahomey.

Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an NGO. Also a deal between Uganda and Saudi Arabia to make it easier for African workers to head out to the Middle East has resumed, despite longstanding concerns about the treatment of some domestic staff. Finally, the "We Are Enough" exhibition in Paris unleashes the best of African contemporary creativity.

Over 95 percent of malaria cases and deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa. There's a worldwide push to completely wipe out the disease by 2030. Also, two years after the the town of Palma in northern Mozambique was captured by extremists, the energy giant Total is thinking about returning to a multi-billion-dollar gas project that was put on hold. And we find out why TikTok is being sued by Senegalese tech firms. 

In Rwanda, 29 years after the genocide that cost at least 800,000 lives, the psychological toll on those who lived through the bloodshed continues to weigh heavily. Also we hear from some of the young visionaries in the Seychelles coming up with ways to keep their traditional ways of life afloat. And Kenya becomes the first country on the continent to make coding an integral part of the school curriculum.

In Ivory Coast, support workers head out into rural communities to offer more support to families living with autism. Also we unwrap the mystery of Egypt's longest-serving pharaoh, Ramses II, as his sarcophagus makes a stop in Paris on its world tour. Finally, Nigerian kids race to learn traditional Yoruba percussion before the drums fall silent.