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Coming up on Africa News Tonight: The Hague trial of Rwandan fugitive Félicien Kabuga continued Thursday. Kabuga is accused of being the primary financier for the militia and political groups that perpetrated a genocide that killed over 800,000 people in the East African nation. Indian regulators and makers of a local cough syrup say they are working with World Health Organization authorities to investigate possible links to the death of 66 children in The Gambia.

Manchester City sealed a crushing one-sided 5-nil victory against FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday in their quest to clinch the title for the first time. The city of Goma, in the east of the DRC, hosted last week the fourth edition of the basketball tournament "Kivu Stars International". Plus, Uganda Cranes Coach Milutin “MIcho” Sredojević says he believes Uganda will beat the odds and sail through group stages of the CHAN 2022 finals that will be hosted by Algeria.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: A push for democratic reforms in Chad suffered a recent setback following the organization of a political forum by military rulers who postponed elections by another two years and said the interim leader Mahamat Idriss Derby is now allowed to run for presidency. Cameroonian authorities say 40,000 villagers, who were displaced by the militant Boko Haram near its border with Chad and Nigeria, can safely return to their homes.