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Africa
Multiple fatalities after munitions depot blast in South Africa
South African authorities say at least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town.
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Libya
Libya declares state of emergency in Tripoli as death toll climbs
Libya's government has declared a state of emergency in the capital Tripoli as the death toll from fighting continues to climb.
Theresa May
Theresa 'RoboMay' takes stiff turn on South Africa dance floor
Some of Theresa May's critics already call her "RoboMay," claiming the British prime minister moves so awkwardly that she comes off as robotic.
- by Siobhán O'Grady
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe court unanimously upholds president's election win
Zimbabwe's top court upheld the narrow and disputed election victory by President Emmerson Mnangagwa clearing the way for his inauguration.
South Africa
Trump embraces South Africa farm murders tale, infuriating Pretoria
Trump built on his reputation for issuing false claims with a tweet asserting that there is "large scale killing" of farmers in South Africa.
- by Alex Wayne
Illness
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills dozens
Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo has prevented aid workers from reaching some potential cases in an outbreak of Ebola .
- by Stephanie Nebehay
Kenya
Tourist and fisherman mauled to death in hippo attacks in Kenya
The deaths brought to six the number people who have been killed by hippos around Lake Naivasha so far this year.
Good Weekend
Can military-style tactics help save the African rhino?
In the desperate race to save these remarkable beasts from relentless poaching, conservationists are trialling an extraordinary new strategy.
- by Todd Pitock
Healthcare
How fridges are helping Congo fight a resurgence of Ebola
Health workers are trying to keep cool an Ebola vaccine needed to tackle an outbreak suspected of killing some 30 people since it was declared over last week.
- by Tim Cocks
War
South Sudanese government and rebels sign peace deal to end conflict
The conflict has killed tens of thousands, displaced a quarter of the country's population and ruined the economy.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa declared winner in contested vote
A win for Mnangagwa is expected to leave Zimbabwe with deep political divisions, worsened by deadly rioting in the capital.