The UN warns that tensions and use of forbidden weapons are pushing South Sudan to the brink of another civil war

Why is the army in the DR Congo unable to defend its citizens and territory?

As Uganda's high court rules that names of landmarks and roads in the capital should be 'decolonised'- one lawyer begs to disagree

Presenter: Audrey Brown

Sudan's army has chased out the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces from the capital city, Khartoum - but how significant is this development, and could it signal a major breakthough in the two year war? We hear from Mohanad Hashim, who is from the capital and has been following the war since it began. He has just returned from a trip there.

Why has Burkina Faso’s military rulers disbanded the country’s main journalists’ association and detained its leaders?

And could Africa lead the way in pioneering plant-based vaccines? We hear from a leading immunologist on how she and her team are developing plant-based immunisation technology.

Presenter: Audrey Brown

Burundi's president alleges that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Why are relations poor between the two nations?

How crypto mining is bringing power to rural Zambia.

And can animation be a tool for political and social change ? Views from an award-winning Ghanaian animator-Francis Yushau Brown

Presenter: Audrey Brown

A Sudanese commander accuses Chad of allowing the United Arab Emirates to use Chadian airports to supply weapons to rebels in Sudan. But where's the evidence?

Also in the programme: Eritrea kicked out USAID in 2005. Two decades on, what impact has it had?

And the Kenyan woman who defied tradition and paid her own dowry.

Presenter : Audrey Brown

A vibrant river reportedly ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

How the Sudan crisis is affecting gum arabic production

And can AI help African farmers produce more?

Presenter : Charles Gitonga

Kenya and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will discuss a new lending programme and abandon the current one, as the country struggles to get its economy back on track. Kenya needs continued financial support from the fund to keep up with debt repayments that have accumulated as a result of heavy government spending in recent years. What does a fall out with the IMF mean for Kenya?

Also, why women in Nigeria are calling for a nationwide state of emergency

And in conversation with Ghana's top investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who has been awarded $18m in damages!

Presenter: Audrey Brown

Why are Al Shabab jihadists intensifying attacks near Somalia's capital Mogadishu ?

Lessons for Africa from the covid pandemic 5 years on.

We meet the inspiring mother-daughter duo gearing up for the Safari Rally in Kenya.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, following talks in Qatar. It's the first time the two leaders have met since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels stepped up an offensive in the region, where authorities say seven thousand people have been killed since January. Will the ceasefire be heeded?

Also, there's a rapid increase of weaponised drones across the continent

And why has Sudan suspended all imports from Kenya?

Presenter: Audrey Brown

Angola recently refused entry to opposition leaders from across Africa.

Why is South Africa's ambassador to the United States 'no longer welcome’?

And Nigeria is projected to witness an obesity explosion in the next 30 years-why?

Presenter : Audrey Brown

Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, according to regional experts and officials. The warnings stem from fresh instability in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where a civil war from 2020-2022 resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. What's behind the recent tension?

Also, why is there a rise in the number of women being imprisoned?

And we consider the legacy of the internationally acclaimed South African playwright, Athol Fugard.

Presenter: Audrey Brown