Kinshasa braces for potential conflict as Kabila joins M23

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Joseph Kabila's alliance with M23 is intensifying political divisions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as leaders face pressure to choose sides. The report also highlights renewed concern over civilian harm in Tigray and US calls for restraint in Ethiopia.

In tonight's edition, as Joseph Kabila returns to centre stage with a new alliance with the M23 rebels, political leaders in Congo are having to choose sides. Also, the US is calling for restraint in Ethiopia as a rights group warns that the conflict in Tigray is already taking a toll on civilians. And the season of art fairs returns, we take a look at the rising international visibility of African contemporary art.