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2018-08-24 16:07 Zimbabwe presidential election: top court rejects opposition''s challenge to vote result
Journalists and opposition gather outside Zimbabwe's top court as an appeal seeking to overturn the presidential election result begins. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of rigging the July 30 vote, Zimbabwe's first poll since the ousting of Robert Mugabe last year. IMAGES
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