On this edition of Africa 54, thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo fled their homes over the weekend to escape lava flows from an erupting volcano near Goma; The U.S. government says it was imposing wide-ranging restrictions on economic and security assistance to Ethiopia over the atrocities in Tigray.

A54 Sports: It was a full weekend of play at the NBA-sponsored, VOA-affiliated Basketball Africa League tournament in Kigali as teams battled for spots in this week's playoffs. Africa 54’s Jackson Mvunganyi recaps the action.