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Zimbabwe's constitutional court holds its country's future in its hands. It hears an opposition challenge to the results of the July election that gave victory to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In the second assault on the border in a month, over 100 African migrants forced their way into the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Wednesday after storming a barbed wire fence.And Rwanda is wooing high end luxury tourism but poorer communities are being displaced.
Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party confirms it will launch a legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's narrow election victory, which it says was due to fraud. SOUNDBITE
Raila Odinga and Martha Karua arrive at the Supreme Court to file a hard copy of their petition challenging the presidential election results after having filed an online petition. Odinga has rejected the outcome of the poll, branding it a "travesty." He narrowly lost to Ruto by around 230,000 votes, less than two percentage points. IMAGES
In tonight's edition :Zimbabwe's main opposition party has elected Nelson Chamisa unopposed to remain as leader at its first congress since the death of its founder, Morgan Tsvangirai.Madagascar held parliamentary elections Monday in what is being seen as the latest round of a bitter feud between President Andry Rajoelina and his longstanding rival Marc Ravalomanana.And Chad fixes prices on basic products as unrest grips neighbouring countries over price hikes
2018-08-24 16:07 Zimbabwe presidential election: top court rejects opposition''s challenge to vote result