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In tonight's edition: A high court judge has dismissed the case brought by South Africa's ruling ANC party accusing the MK party of copyright infringement. Flooding hits many parts of Kenya, sweeping away vehicles, submerging key highways and sending some communities scrambling to find higher ground. And staying in Kenya, a nation known for its marathon and long distance running gold medals is now hoping to shine in sprint. 

In tonight's edition: Kenya is in mourning and launches an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed its defence chief and nine other senior officers. Also, from tens of kilos of cocaine found in the Sahel in 2020 to more than a ton seized two years later, the UN warns that drug trafficking is undermining security and development across the region. And political satire is thriving ahead of elections in South Africa, with famous cartoonists like Nathi Ngubane and Zapiro. 

Three French diplomats were given 48 hours to leave Burkina Faso on Thursday after being declared persona non grata by the ruling junta. The trio have been accused of "subversive activities", allegations that Paris denies. Relations between the two countries have been unravelling since 2022, when Burkina Faso saw its second coup in less than nine months.

In tonight's edition: More than two dozen people are reported killed in El Fasher, the last major city in Dafur not controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. The fighting sends hundreds fleeing for safety. Also, Kenyan doctors push into their fifth week of strikes. A court orders medics and the government to reach an agreement within 48 hours, as the pickets cripple public health services. And we hear from some of the Ethiopians who testified to human rights investigators that Saudi border guards indiscriminately killed hundreds of migrants.

In tonight's edition: Senegal announces a record seizure of cocaine; the most ever intercepted on land by authorities. Over a ton of the illicit drug was confiscated from a truck near the border with Mali.

This Monday marks 12 months since war broke out in Sudan, caused by a power struggle between rival generals: on one hand, the army headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; on the other, the RSF paramilitary commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.