In tonight's edition, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday.

Also, Our focus tonight is on education; we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Garube. 

And artists are paying tribute to the work of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré. The artist invented a syllabary for the Ivorian Bété's people's language. 

In tonight's edition: A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces had occupied the base for 47 years. Military relations are to remain strong between the two countries, but under a new form. 

In tonight's edition: Sudan condemns Kenya for hosting the war-torn country's paramilitary rebels. Also, the M23 continues its advance in eastern DR Congo, with fighting reported around the town of Uvira. Plus, Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, dies aged 84.

In Sudan, recent violence has left more than 200 civilians dead. The latest attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took place over three days in a cluster of southern villages. Meanwhile, some senior RSF leaders were in Kenya to announce plans to form a "government of different political parties in areas still under its control". 

An imam and religious scholar who inspired many with his reconciliation of faith and sexuality is gunned down in South Africa. Police are still searching for Muhsin Hendricks' killer. Also, DR Congo's M23 rebels are promising the people left behind in the last city they've taken in the east of the country that they're all about security. Finally, in Ghana, a curfew is in place as authorities try to quell escalating clashes between rival communities in the northeast. 

In tonight's edition: Nearly three weeks on from their seizure of Goma, M23 rebels continue their advance to the Congolese city of Bukavu. The conflict is high on the agenda for the African Union summit this weekend as the heads of 55 member states from across the continent gather in Addis Ababa. Plus: from invasive bugs to toxic pesticides, Kenya's roses are facing some thorny issues this Valentine's Day.

In tonight's edition: Thousands of protesters in Nigeria and dozens in the UK turn out to protest against energy giant Shell at the start of a landmark case in London brought by communities whose livelihoods have been devastated by decades of oil spills. 

In tonight's edition: Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance through eastern DR Congo. Thousands of people have been killed since the Rwandan-backed rebels stepped up their offensive by capturing Goma in North Kivu. Kinshasa has called for another emergency meeting of the Southern and East African regional blocs over the crisis. Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR Congo have been killed in the conflict.

Fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief lull in the conflict and a call for a ceasefire by African leaders. Also, as the AI Action Summit wraps up Tuesday in Paris, we head to Sierra Leone in West Africa, where they've already started testing ways to use the technology to shore up a strained education system. Finally, in Kenya, an ice hockey team hopes to shine a spotlight on a sport that remains largely unknown in East Africa.

As Sudan's army makes gains around the capital, the country's military chief says he has plans to form a wartime government in areas controlled by RSF paramilitaries but the prospect splits the country's largest civilian coalition. And, a lobby group for South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is hit with a treason complaint by the MK party over its alleged role in getting US aid pulled out. Also, African ambitions lead the charge in creating a roadmap for AI on the continent.