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In tonight's edition:  RSF paramilitary fighters ramp up attacks on the flashpoint Sudanese city of El Fasher. the Darfuri city is already reeling frrom war casualties and growing concerns of ethnically motivated violence. South Africa is going to reopen inquests into the deaths of a trio of prominent anti- apartheid activists.  And Tunisian Boxer Khouloud Al-Halimi is training hard for her second olympics and has big dreams for Paris 2024. 

In tonight's edition: Lawyers take to the streets of Tunisia's capital, protesting the arrest of lawyer and TV pundit Sonia Dahmani, a known critic of President Kais Saied. Also, thousands of families have been displaced in Burundi after recent flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Finally we look at the upcoming South African elections where the uncompromising Patriotic Alliance party is looking to make a dent as it gains ground in Western Cape. 

Mahamat Idriss Deby says he will serve all Chadians after winning this week's presidential election, but top rival Succès Masra is contesting the result and says he's the winner. Meanwhile in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo's return is confirmed with his nomination his PPA-CI party as a candidate for the 2025 presidential election. And breakdance will make its Olympic Games debut and a South African dancer is chasing her dream to compete in Paris. 

In tonight's edition: In a harrowing investigation, Human Rights Watch has collected stories of survivors in Darfur who faced systematic execution, persecution and abuse by the RSF paramilitary.

In tonight's edition: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signs a party funding bill into law, but opposition parties say the changes are unconstitutional, with some political critics even planning on mounting a legal challenge.

In tonight's edition: Rescue teams racing to reach dozens of construction workers trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey apartment in South Africa say they've made contact with around a dozen people buried alive in the rubble. At least six people were killed when the structure folded in the coastal city of George on Monday.