Eye on Africa

In Kenya, violent fuel price protests have left at least four people dead and hundreds arrested, as demonstrators blame the government’s handling of the fallout from Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. In eastern DR Congo, a rare variant of the Ebola virus has claimed more than 100 lives, with nearly 400 suspected cases prompting concern from neighbouring countries and a declaration of an international health emergency by the WHO. Meanwhile, in Sierra Leone, more women are entering the traditionally male-dominated rickshaw business, seizing new economic opportunities and shifting gender roles.

An Ebola outbreak tears through eastern DR Congo, killing at least 65 people and triggering fears of a wider regional spread. Also, it's the final stretch in Cape Verde ahead of legislative elections scheduled for Sunday. Plus Ethiopia's coffee sector is under pressure as global prices plunge. But in a striking paradox, local consumers are paying far more, with coffee prices tripling in just six months.

In tonight's edition: Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege slams the US-brokered peace deal in eastern DR Congo as predatory. Also, once dominant in Senegal's economy, France is now being overtaken as China and Turkey emerge as the country's leading investors. Plus we take a squint at the stellar career of South African sensation Tyla. 

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of Ghanaians caught up in xenophobic attacks in South Africa are set to be evacuated. Also, Cape Verde is ranked among the 15 countries with the lowest rainfall in the world, and the vital resource is not only scarce but also expensive. Plus Sudanese refugees have been going back to classes set up by Libya, where they live in refugee camps.

In tonight's edition: Sovereignty was the buzzword of Kenyan President William Ruto at the close of the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi. Also, in the biggest change on the ground in months, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have retreated from seized territory in DR Congo. And as the war in Iran continues to disrupt exports around the world, Zimbabwe's horticulture industry is also struggling with rising shipping costs, which are threatening vital exports. 

In tonight's edition: French President Emmanuel Macron urges investment in Africa as he co-hosts an economic summit in Kenya. Also, we take a closer look at the cost of some of the deeply rooted misperceptions and clichés about Africa still clinging on in societies. Plus Kenyan conservationists are working hard to boost the numbers of the critically endangered bongo antelope. 

South Africa's president is facing the possibility of impeachment in a long-running scandal known as Farmgate. It involves the disappearance of over half a million dollars from Cyril Ramaposa's luxury farmhouse, which was stolen in a break-in in 2020. Ramaphosa is accused of serious violations and misconduct, and the Constitutional Court has lifted an earlier ruling that blocked proceedings. He denies any wrongdoing.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a Silicon Valley debate: it’s becoming part of Africa’s creative revolution. In Nigeria, filmmakers and digital artists are experimenting with AI tools to create films, archive disappearing oral histories and imagine new African futures. Obinna Okerekeocha, founder of Naija Artificial Intelligence Film Festival, and filmmaker Malik Afegbua, use AI to preserve fading oral traditions by creating digital archives. They spoke to us in Eye on Africa.

In tonight's programme: DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi says he's open to a third term, triggering opposition accusations that he's preparing to bypass constitutional limits and cling to power. Also tensions rise again in Ethiopia's Tigray region as the TPLF reasserts control, defying the federal government. And in Senegal's coastal city of Mbour, children are paying the hidden price of irregular migration. Many have lost parents who disappeared at sea trying to reach Europe. 

In tonight's edition: DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi says that he would accept a third term "if the people" want it, following a constitutional referendum. Also, a French court orders the resumption of an investigation into accusations that the widow of Rwanda's ex-president Juvenal Habyarimana was involved in the 1994 genocide. Plus new allegations of secret detentions and abuse are emerging from Burkina Faso, where authorities are accused of holding a prominent investigative journalist in a covert facility.