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Congo flood victims buried en masse as death toll rises above 400+++ Kenyan meteorologists train and equip slum residents to act on weather forecasts+++Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court dismisses petition to delay upcoming polls+++Tiwa Savage coronation performance shakes social cycles

What is the state of press freedom in Ghana and Uganda? Listen to this vibrant discussion hosted by DW's Okeri Ngutjinazo as she engages with Ugandan journalist Kenneth Lukwago and Media Foundation for West Africa's Program Office Kwaku Asante.

Rwanda reels from deadly floods +++ Whole villages washed away' by flooding in Uganda +++ Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz begins East Africa tour +++ Follow-up on Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation +++ Did Western organizations influence Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ bill?

UN rings the alarm on diminishing global press freedoms+++Journalism threatened by fake content industry+++Kidnapping returns in Nigeria after three-month lull+++ Sudan crisis clouds Scholz's visit to East African

Concerning influx of refugees from Sudan +++ UNHCR on Sudan refugees +++ Refugees in Malawi wary of government plan to count them +++ Pregnant migrants in South Africa will receive free health care

Workers celebrate Labour Day amid stifling economic times+++Ghanaians decry heavy taxes+++Bill to prevent Nigerian doctors from relocating criticized+++Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage to perform at King Charles III’s coronation

Saudi Arabia was the first country to get its stranded citizens out of Sudan. It came a week after intense fighting broke out in Sudan between two rival forces: The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hours later, the US, the UK, France and China began evacuating their diplomats and nationals. But why is it taking African countries so long to evacuate their people?

Sudan fighting rages as ceasefire falters +++ Sudanese refugees flee into Chad +++ African leaders to pull peacekeepers out of Somalia +++ Water levels rise in Malawi due to climate change +++ Showbiz

S.Africa backtracks on quitting ICC after communication 'error'+++Ugandan environment activist urges for "just" energy transition+++ Meet Nigerian woman helping families struggling with infertility

Ghana rolls out new malaria vaccine despite WHO's approval +++ Sudanese fear worse to come as foreigners head out +++ Man-City aim to put destiny in their hands with win over Arsenal