Passengers on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater on Tuesday (April 9) in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed rapids to get to safety.

It's not only in the US and UK that border protection is on the ballot. The European Parliament's vote on a migration pact was always going to be a nail-biter, especially two months out from EU elections. We ask about the close result and about burden sharing, this as the numbers of those crossing the Mediterranean hit their highest level since 2015.

There's no turning back says General Burhan, as Sudan approaches the first anniversary of a brutal civil war. Senegal's new leader has sparked hopes for big change and impactful progress. And it's been a good month for Tunisians as the faithful have enjoyed Ramadan celebrations.

Will South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma run for president on behalf of a new political organization that he joined last year after denouncing the ruling African National Congress party that he once led?

In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators. But they tell DW it has been a difficult journey.

As the Olympic flame begins its journey to Paris and the French capital prepares to host some 15 million tourists in less than four months' time, more than 80 NGOs are denouncing a form of "social cleansing". Authorities in the French capital has been relocating people from the streets in the city centre and around the Olympic sites. These vulnerable populations include homeless people, migrants and drug addicts.