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Fighting in Sudan between the national army, and the Rapid Support Forces has been going on for just over three weeks. The latest attempt to get the two sides to agree to a ceasefire is taking place in Saudi Arabia. The initiative began on the 6th May, but there has been little to no information forthcoming. Meanwhile, the two sides have continued to fight it out on the ground.

Internationally-acclaimed author, Tsitsi Dangeremba, who was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2020 has had her conviction of inciting violence in Zimbabwe overturned.

Church authorities in Nigeria say several more people, from a group of 40 who were abducted during worship on Sunday, have escaped from captivity. The attack took place at a church in Kaduna state.

And a high court in Malawi has ordered education authorities to admit learners with dreadlocks in public schools across the country.

(Picture: Saudi Arabia and the US have called Sudan's warring parties to Jeddah to seek agreement on a ceasefire. Credit: AFP)