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In tonight's edition: 'Violence by our security forces is a betrayal of the new Zimbabwe' - President Emmerson Mnangagwa vows to investigate violent repression of anti-governement demonstrations in recent days.France 24's team in Kinshasa reports on how the powerful Catholic Church is squaring Felix Thisekedi's imminent inauguration with its belief the vote was flawed.and Italy's deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini accuses France of supporting chaos in Libya for finanical gain.
In tonight's edition: DR Congo, campaigning has been banned in Kinshasa ahead of Sunday's Presidential vote this after a day of tensions in the Congolese capital. Madagascar goes to the polls in the second round voting for a new President, but turnout is down since the first round at less than half of registered voters, this according to election observers. And turning garbage into art - we'll bring you a report from Ivory Coast on a creative project.
The Congolese army insists that Kanyesheza, a hill on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo 20 kilometers from Goma, belongs to the DRC. Rwandan soldiers insist it is theirs.
Anti-racism activists were beaten up as far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour held his first rally amid protests.
The eastern DRCongo city of Goma was almost deserted Friday after residents fled following a warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano might erupt again. Goma, located on the shore of Lake Kivu, has been on edge since Africa's most active volcano erupted on Saturday, leaving 32 people dead.