Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe woos youth vote

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The president holds first of 10 nationwide youth rallies ahead of next year's election.

Why is peace in South Sudan so elusive?

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David Shearer, head of the UN mission in South Sudan, on the challenges for peace.

Back to the polls

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Why are voters in Lesotho trekking to the polls for the third time since 2012?

Afro Fiesta sing for political change in DR Congo

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Afro Fiesta are from Democratic Republic of Congo but are based in South Africa. Their music is heavily political - especially in relation to their home country.

Global diarrhoea deaths down by a third

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Half a million children still die each year, with India and Nigeria among the most affected.

Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Uganda investigates vanished ivory haul

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Authorities probe how over a tonne of ivory went missing from government stores.

Yaya Toure: Manchester City midfielder signs new contract

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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the Premier League club.

Zambia U20 coach hails team’s ‘fighting spirit’

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Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi praises his players as they prepare to face Italy in a Fifa Under-20 World Cup quarter-final tie in South Korea.

Libyan Manchester attacker ‘was brainwashed’

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A former friend of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi says he met so-called Islamic State in Libya.