Provides an overview of Sudan, including key dates and facts about this northeast African country.

The UK evacuated diplomats on Sunday, and insists it is in touch with Britons trapped by the violence.

An overview of the media in Sudan, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Overnight evacuations see hundreds of foreign diplomats and citizens leave Khartoum, following a week of fighting.

Fighting is continuing in Sudan between the regular armed forces and a powerful paramilitary force.

For the latest updates, go to bbc.com/africalive

Hundreds of people have died after fierce fighting erupted last week between two opposing forces.

The Wagner group denies involvement in the current conflict, but there's evidence it has previously been active in Sudan.

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is in contact with more than 150 Irish citizens in Sudan.

A preacher in custody allegedly told followers to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus".

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Burundi's justice ministry has confirmed that the country's former prime minister, Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, is in police custody following reports of his arrest on Friday.

Burundi's General Prosecutor Sylvestre Nyandwi did not say what charges Mr Bunyoni was facing or where he was being detained.

The arrest comes seven months after he was sacked following a warning by President Evariste Ndayishimiye that unnamed people were plotting a coup.

The human rights commission said it visited Mr Bunyoni on Saturday to check on his wellbeing.

Mr Bunyoni was prime minister for two years until 2022.

Notorious South African rapist Thabo Bester faked his own death to break out of prison last year.

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the embassy in Khartoum has been closed and staff re-located.

The fighting has sent shockwaves through the region but Egypt seems paralysed over what to do.

Sudan's army says it will assist with evacuating nationals of UK, US, France and China.

The BBC has verified videos of fighting and spoken to fleeing residents to map the violence in Sudan's capital.

Rita El-Gazali, from Bournemouth, flew to Khartoum to visit her sick and elderly father.

That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for now. We'll be back on Monday morning Nairobi time.

There will be an automated news feed until then. You can also get the latest from the BBC News website and listen to the Africa Today podcast.

A reminder of Friday's wise words:

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And we leave you with this photo of children showing off their gymnastic skills in Zimbabwe - one of our favourite images from this week's gallery of top shots from across the continent:

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Firing is continuing in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite a statement on Friday afternoon from the military saying that it had agreed to a three-day truce so people could celebrate Eid.

Several eyewitnesses have reported that fighting is continuing in the city, where clashes between rival military factions erupted last Saturday.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had announced a truce from early on Friday, but there was no sign of it being implemented.

The UN estimates that at least 400 people have been killed across Sudan since the fighting began.

The main road leading south-east out of Khartoum has been the scene of fierce exchanges for the first time.

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Presenter of This Is Africa on BBC World Service

Recho Rey is endearingly open about the struggles she has had to overcome to make it as a rap artist in Uganda.

She is open too about her naivety at the outset. She started “rapping” in the school playground, imitating a TV advert that had caught her attention.

But it was only when a group of boys asked her to join them that she discovered there was such a thing as rap or hip hop.

Once her passion for the genre had taken root, the next hurdle was her family. They are Seventh Day Adventists and did not approve of “secular” music.

Her attempts to appease backfired when she took the stage at her Seventh Day Adventist school with a gospel freestyle:

She also has serious nerves to overcome:

You would never know it from the confident persona she projects in songs like Who Is She, her breakthrough hit, which saw her engaging in the combat culture of rap, bigging herself up and dissing other artists.

Or in Imagine Uganda, where she talks about the problems ordinary Ugandans face and what the solutions might be.

She has also sung about female sexuality and how women should not be afraid to express themselves.

My favourite Recho Rey track is Aye, a lyrical afrobeats number that sounds very fresh in the Ugandan context.

Clearly, there is depth to this young Ugandan artist. I am going to be watching her career with interest.

You can hear Recho Rey on This is Africa this Saturday, on BBC World Service radio - available online - and on partner stations across Africa.