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In DR Congo, a speaker of the National Assembly has finally been elected after months of political infighting. The winner, Vital Kamerhe, was subject to an assassination attempt in an attempted coup over the weekend. We take a closer look.

In tonight's edition: With just one week to go before South Africa heads to the polls, we head to Cape Town, where our correspondent tells us what's at stake before the crucial day. Also, an investigation by Lighthouse Reports accuses the EU of funding serious human rights abuses in Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania, where migrants are dumped in the desert. And we head to VivaTech 2024, where African agrotech is open for business. 

In tonight's edition: Sudan is on the brink of famine and after more than a year of conflict, people are struggling to get access to medical facilities. Also, The Gambia aims to make education accessible to all. And we head to Senegal, where the new government is trying to save the capital's coastline by suspending a wave of development projects. 

In tonight's edition: Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been barred from standing in next week's election, after the country's top court disqualified him over a previous criminal conviction. Also, reactions flow in after Sunday's attempted coup in DR Congo, which saw three people killed near the presidential palace. And we follow the world's first professional female kora player, Sona Jobarteh, who's shaking up old traditions. 

In tonight's edition: Ousmane Sonko slams the French military presence in Senegal, saying that the foreign military bases are incompatible with the country's sovereignty. Also, South Sudan’s government and rebel groups sign a peace deal to end the war. Finally we talk to the star Nigerian singer Yemi Alade as the Afro pop Femua festival kicks off in Ivory Coast.

In tonight's edition: RSF paramilitary fighters ramp up attacks on the flashpoint Sudanese city of al-Fashir, which is already reeling from war casualties. Meanwhile, South Africa is reopening inquests into the deaths of three prominent anti- apartheid activists.  And Tunisian Boxer Khouloud Al-Halimi is training hard for her second Olympics and has big dreams for Paris 2024.