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Africa News Tonight - US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield had a blunt message for Sudan during a statement at the UN Security Council, saying, “I’m asking the security forces as directly as I can: … put down the guns and start talking.” More than 300 Ugandans are stranded amid chaos in Sudan, including students, workers and travelers in transit. Plus, Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight - The Sudanese capital endured a fourth day of heavy fighting Tuesday, despite promises by both the military and Rapid Support Forces to honor a 24-hour ceasefire. International environmental groups, investors and donors are outraged at the South African government’s announcement that it plans to continue burning coal to generate electricity well into the future. And, Kenya is using the launch of its first operational earth observation satellite to promote space education and science through space clubs in schools. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight- The East African regional bloc IGAD says the presidents of South Sudan, Kenya and Djibouti will travel to Sudan in an effort to broker an immediate ceasefire as fighting between rival military forces rages in Khartoum. Nigerian lawmakers are investigating allegations of $2.4 billion in illegal sales of stolen oil to China. Plus, two journalists in northern Cameroon are calling for government protection after witnesses say a mayor publicly threatened to kill them for investigating corruption in road construction contracts. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight -Fighting between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces entered a third day Monday with heavy clashes and claims by both sides to control strategic sites. Some South African opposition parties are set to sign a cooperation agreement to try to depose the African National Congress in next year’s national election. And, a Nigerian official says the death toll from a Saturday night attack by gunmen in northwest Kaduna state has risen to 33, while more than 40 houses were torched.. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight- Pro-democracy protests are raising concerns of unrest as the Southern African kingdom of Eswatini prepares for King Mswati’s 55th birthday celebrations, which begin on Monday. The United States began its annual counterterrorism training program for African forces in West Africa in early March, aiming to strengthen border defenses in the fight against Islamist insurgents who are spreading south into new territories. Plus, UN agencies warn hundreds of thousands of refugees in Chad are facing severe cuts in food rations because international donors are not responding to urgent pleas for financial support. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight - Africa is facing a severe financing squeeze that, on the back of a series of

unprecedented shocks, is disrupting economic growth and endangering its long-term development, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) top official for the region said. The fate of nearly 180-thousand Zimbabwe exemption permit holders is in the hands of the Pretoria High Court. And, African entrepreneurs that specialize in financial technology are applauding the U.S. government for its investments in youth on the continent who are coming up with innovations that are boosting the economy while enhancing the Fintech industry, which experts say is Africa’s fastest growing sector. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight - Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities across the country woke up today to a dramatic escalation in tensions between Sudan’s Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine described as a "world changer" by scientists who developed it at the University of Oxford. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital today, as talks with the country's army rulers to bring in a civilian government hit a roadblock. Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa face an uncertain future and possible deportation before a June 2023 expiration of their work permits. Plus, An official says a seven-story building under construction in Nigeria collapsed after a truck ran into it yesterday, trapping an unspecified number of workers. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight - Ethiopian security forces have been clashing with protesters in northern Amahara region after the government last week ordered all regional forces to integrate with federal ones or regional police. Botswana, facing a critical shortage of medication at public health facilities, has turned to the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas for supplies and expertise in vaccine manufacturing. Plus, the South African government says will send a special envoy to Washington soon, as tension builds between it and the Biden administration. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Africa News Tonight- Kenya's main opposition party has announced plans for a public rally but said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue, after anti-government protests turned violent last month. Ten migrants drowned as their ship sank Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia as they where heading to Europe. And, at this week’s annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, the IMF says global growth may not climb above 3 percent for the next five years. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!