In tonight’s edition, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday.

Also, Our focus tonight is on education; we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Garube. 

And artists are paying tribute to the work of…

In tonight’s edition, a page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d’Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces have occupied the base for 47 years. Military relations…

In tonight’s edition, Sudan condemns Kenya for hosting the paramilitary rebels.

Also, the M23 continues its advance in Eastern DR Congo, with fighting reported around the town of Uvira. 

And Malian director Souleymane Cisse, one of the fathers of Af…

Niger’s junta announces a new government and reportedly threatens to kill ousted president Mohamed Bazoum if foreign military pressure is used against them, as regional leaders order the deployment of a standby force. Also, Tunisia and Libya split res…

In tonight’s edition: In Uganda, parents of children still missing since a school dorm was set on fire and another attacked with machetes offer up their DNA in search for their missing loved ones. Meanwhile in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people …

We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa from Lagos, ahead of Nigeria’s crunch presidential election on Saturday. Some 93.5 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new president, Muhammadu Buhari having already served two terms….