Africa

Kenya and Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya as heavy rains persist. Also, with millions on the brink of famine in Sudan, we speak to an activist monitoring the crisis who shares his concerns about an imminent attack on the city of El Fasher.

Authorities in Kenya say at least 171 people have been killed and more than 190,000 displaced by catastrophic flooding. DW's Felix Maringa spoke with those affected, some still searching for their loved ones.

Striking doctors in Kenya hold out as talks with the government lead nowhere after more than six weeks of industrial action.

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights abuses suffered under white minority rule.

Satire website, 'The Babylon Bee,' posted a photo of Columbia University President, Minouche Shafik, 'accidentally' giving a Nazi salute during an antisemitism Congress hearing on April 17. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Dozens are killed in Kenya after a dam collapsed near the town of Mai Maihu, triggering an emergency order for all reservoirs to be inspected within a day. Also, Darfuri activist Niemat Ahmadi urges the UN Security Council to act on the “worst humanitarian crisis in our lifetime” in Sudan. And we meet Dennis Ombachi, a Kenyan rugby player-turned-Tik Tok sensation thanks to his cooking skills.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had called for Lisbon to find ways to compensate its former colonies, including canceling debt. The government says it has not initiated any process to that effect.

Residents of a village in Kenya are trying to come to terms with their loss after a truck carrying a group of people overturned in a swollen river on Friday

El Nino's grip on East Africa has led to widespread flooding, submerging entire areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Millions suffered displacement and are looking for answers.

Hundreds of thousands of Colombians took to the streets on Sunday to protest the reform agenda of the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, whose popularity is now at an all-time low. Shouts of "Petro out!" echoed on the streets of cities across the nation. Despite rain, some 70,000 people marched in the national capital of Bogota, according to city government estimates, waving national flags and blowing on trumpets.

At least thirteen people have died in Nairobi due to serious flooding caused by torrential rains that fell last Tuesday night, the Police reported this Thursday.

El Nino is causing extreme weather events in East Africa and a crippling drought in the south of the continent. Experts say immediate action is needed to tackle famine and displacements.