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A plan launched by the World Bank and the African Development Bank last year seeks to provide 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with sustainable electricity by 2030. Dubbed Mission 300, there are doubts that this can be achieved in five years. To find out more, we're being joined by public sector policy analyst Paternus Niyegira and DW Correspondent Naomi Achieng, both based in Tanzania.

A Kenyan court has dealt a blow to a major flagship carbon offset project, and it's seen as a landmark ruling. The project was used by Meta, Netflix, British Airways and other multinational corporations, but had long been opposed to by indigenous activists. Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Mordecai Ogada, Kenyan writer and ecologist, and DW's Daniel Plafker in Kenya.

Following an East African Community (EAC) meeting on the escalating DRC conflict, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit. SADC is committed to peace after at least 16 troops were killed in clashes with M23 fighters. Why are regional blocs like EAC and SADC struggling to restore stability in Africa?

The Lake Chad basin is located in Northern Central Africa and covers almost 8% of the continent and spreads over seven countries. Despite the potential the area holds, in recent decades insecurity, climate resilience, food insecurity, socioeconomic crisis among others have plagued dwellers there.

There is growing tension between the Fulanis in Ghana and local communities they live in, across the country. The Fulanis, an ethnic group of people live in West Africa, Central Africa and South Sudan. There have been clashes, murders and counter killings among them and indigenous people for years now. The conflict doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.

The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially left ECOWAS. We look at what led to the fallout, how ECOWAS tried to get them back, and why this matters for the future of West Africa. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security.

The future of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) hangs by a thread after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial land expropriation bill into law. Ramaphosa's governing coalition partners say he is trying to implement his own party's policies. Josey Mahachi talks to political analyst Sandile Swana and DW's Thuso Khumalo.

The Kenyan government has recently ramped up efforts to regulate social media and artificial intelligence, citing concerns over AI-generated images mocking President William Ruto and other leaders. Citizens have been voicing outrage over what they see as a move to suppress free speech. We explore this issue with Mark Kaigwa, a Kenyan tech entrepreneur, and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike.

A rapid offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and their capture of the city of Goma in eastern DRC has caused mass panic. The M23 insurgency threatens to worsen the conflict in eastern DR Congo, where many people are already displaced. How should the international community respond? Josey Mahachi talks to security expert Dr. Felix Ndahinda and DW reporter Jonas Gerding in Kinshasa.

The African Union expressed dismay over President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization. The US is the biggest financial contributor to the organization and its departure may endanger programs tackling tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other health crises. Josey Mahachi speaks to former health minister of Zimbabwe, Dr David Parirenyatwa, and DW's Privilege Musvanhiri.