Fresh clashes in DR Congo as rebels dash ceasefire hopes. What's behind the DRC-Rwanda tensions?
Soaring prices see Beninese switch from wheat to local plantain flour.UNICEF Nigeria warns of a 'disaster in the making' as more than 18 million children have no access to education. Nigeria's education ministry answers DW's questions.Zimbabwe records a sharp increase in fatal elephant-human incidents.
Belgium's King Philippe has expressed his deepest regrets for his country's brutal colonial rule in the Congo that claimed millions of lives. But his failure to apologise has triggered disappointment.
Plus: Nature and human activity are forcing Ghana's coastline inward, putting communities at risk.
And: DW News Africa meets the ice cream photographer in South Africa who is now offering cool treats
Africa's invisible killer - air pollution. Kampala's pollution levels are so high that one environmental activist is suing the city +++ 70 years ago, the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule began. Many who were tortured are yet to receive compensation. One tells us Queen Elizabeth should pay up! +++ And we meet the son of a music legend in Mali, singing for peace in a troubled region.
We look at the hunger crisis in East and West Africa, where millions are at risk of starvation. But Senegal's economy minister tells us that Africa shouldn't rely on other countries for food. Plus, we hear why South Africans are relaxed about a possible fifth wave of COVID-19. And: Kenya's roller skaters are aiming to go international.
This week we look at digital payments. The Central African Republic becomes the first African country to adopt bitcoin as its official currency.
And: Ghana slaps a tax on electronic cash. People say it's just pinching the pennies from their pockets.
Plus, a first for African arts. Uganda has opened its first Pavilion in Venice Biennale, earning the first 'Special Mention' for a newcomer country.