On tonight's show we focus on Sudan, where demonstrators once again have taken to the streets to call for the release of prisoners incarcerated for taking part in the recurring protests since last October's military coup. The latest demonstrations come just a day after the UN human rights expert Adama Dieng arrived on his first official visit to Sudan.
In other news, at least 55 people have been killed in a mining accident in Burkina Faso. The accident occurred due to a stock of dynamite blowing up at the mine in Gomgombiro, in the southwest of the country.
And in Ethiopia, a huge hydroelectric dam has started generating electricity along the Blue Nile river. It's the largest hydroelectric dam on the continent.
