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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.

Niger's ruling junta is stepping up cooperation with Moscow, after expelling French troops last year. Also in the programme: at least three people have been killed in a shootout between militiamen and police in the Ethiopian capital. Among the dead are fighters from a rebel militia known as Fano. Plus, the art of remembering: painters in Rwanda are keeping the memory of genocide victims alive by drawing their inspiration from photographs.

In tonight's edition: There's no turning back, says army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as Sudan approaches the first anniversary of its brutal civil war. Also, Senegal's new leader has sparked hopes for big change and impactful progress, but few women have been given key posts in his government. And it's been a good month for some restaurateurs in Tunisia, as the faithful have enjoyed Ramadan celebrations.