Eye on Africa

In tonight’s edition: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu orders the recruitment of 30,000 more police officers following Friday's abduction of more than 300 children and 12 school staff. Also, European and African leaders meet in Angola for talks to deepen economic and security ties. And Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff passes away at age 81 after a battle with pneumonia. 

In tonight's edition: Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been convicted in Nigeria on terrorism charges. Also, as US President Donald Trump says the United States will do more to help end Sudan's civil war, millions of children scarred by the conflict continue to grapple with deep psychological and emotional trauma. And in Senegal, as the government seeks new ways to boost its coffers, it is considering introducing taxes on mobile phone payments. 

In tonight's edition: South Africa says it will not accept any more mysterious charter flights carrying Palestinians into its territory. Also, Madagascar's interim leader has unveiled a 300-kilogram emerald gemstone he says was found inside the presidential palace. And Morocco's captain, Achraf Hakimi, has won the African Player of the Year award.

In tonight's edition: As distraught families of dozens of kidnapped girls in Nigeria count on authorities to track down their lost children, Washington continues to characterise Nigeria's security threats as disproportionately targeting Christians. Also, French oil giant TotalEnergies is accused of complicity in war crimes in Mozambique. Plus women in Zanzibar are learning how to light up lives in their communities.

In tonight's edition: Over two dozen schoolgirls are taken from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria. Also, the UN humanitarian chief is visiting Darfur and said that El-Fasher is "basically a crime scene". And Johannesburg gets a last-minute makeover as G20 leaders arrive for a summit over the weekend. 

In tonight's edition: The United Nations is launching an investigation into a massacre in El-Fasher after Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the Sudanese city last month. Also, South Africa's intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza onboard. Finally, global commodity prices are heading for their biggest drop in six years just as Guinea's giant iron-ore mine launches production at Simandu.

In tonight's edition: Ten years after the November 13 Paris attacks, France remembers. But as Europe has tightened its defences, the epicentre of jihadist violence has moved south – to Africa. Also, protests erupt in Tunisia's city of Gabès as a court examines whether to close a chemical factory. Plus fish stocks are collapsing under the double pressure of rising temperatures and overfishing in South Africa.

In tonight's edition: There's a dramatic twist in Paris as former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala abruptly dismisses his legal team, just hours after his long-awaited trial opened. Also, several West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana are challenging their forced repatriation in court. Finally, how can Africa turn COP30 promises into real power and progress?

In tonight's edition: The UN's aid chief meets Sudan's army leader as the war deepens with reports of mass killings and a growing humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Darfur. Also, Ghana's government reveals what caused the helicopter crash that killed two ministers in August. And the situation for one of the world's great forests, the Congo Basin rainforest, will be discussed at the COP30 in Brazil.

In tonight's edition: Thousands of Malians have fled westwards to the border with Mauritania over the last two weeks as a blockade by the al Qaeda-linked JNIM group continues to isolate communities. Also, DR Congo and Rwanda have agreed to an economic pact as the US president seeks to implement a peace deal. Plus a legendary West African band, Orchestra Baobab, celebrates its 50th anniversary.