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Africa
Dozens arrested after fatal grenade attack at Ethiopia PM's rally
Thirty people have now been arrested over alleged involvement in a grenade attack that killed two people at a rally attended by Abiy Ahmed.
- by Aaron Maasho
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Politics
Zimbabwe says 'nothing will stop' election after rally blast
"Let me make it very clear that nothing will stop the elections in Zimbabwe, nothing at all."
Zimbabwe's president narrowly escapes apparent assassination attempt
Zimbabwe's election campaign season took a worrying turn on Saturday afternoon when a crude bombing at a speech delivered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared to be an attempt on his life.
Immigration
All races are victims of farm attacks, says peak farm body
Farming leaders have cast doubt on claims that farmers in South Africa are being targeted because of their race.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Tragedy
Deadly explosion at Ethiopia rally a 'well-orchestrated attack', PM says
A blast struck a huge rally for Ethiopia's reformist new PM as he was waving to the crowd that had turned out in numbers unseen in recent years in the East African nation.
African wild dogs make comeback at Mozambican wildlife park
Wild African dogs have been re-introduced to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, part of a conservation project that aims to restore a diverse ecosystem.
Crime
The cattle conflict pushing Nigeria to edge of a religious civil war
The undeclared war, triggered in part by climate change and cattle, has turned Muslims and Christians against each other, threatens to tear Nigeria apart
- by Adrian Blomfield
Justice
Tunisia truth commission brings first case - too little, too late?
The Arab Spring brought with it hopes not only for democracy but for justice and accountability. But in Tunisia, the pioneer of change, hope is fading.
- by Lilia Blaise
Evolution
South African fossils rewrite early history of life on land
Fossils of two amphibians that lived within the Antarctic circle 360 million years ago are forcing scientists to rethink the origins of land vertebrates.
- by Will Dunham
Courts
Henri van Breda gets life in prison for axe murders of family
The 23-year-old appeared impassive as a judge sentenced him to three life sentences for the grisly killings.
Politics
For first time since Mugabe's ouster, Zimbabwe to hold elections
It will be the first free elections in a generation that does not include Mugabe, 94, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years.