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Zambian President Edgar Lungu declares a state of emergency after a series of apparent arson attacks, in a move likely to trigger fresh accusations of government authoritarianism. IMAGES
The coffin of Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda arrives at Lusaka's National Heroes Stadium for a state memorial, two weeks after he died aged 97 at a military hospital where he had been admitted days earlier with pneumonia. IMAGES
Clashes break out between protesters and police after Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno declared a "state of emergency" Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is greeted by Bolivia's Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa as he arrives at Viru Viru Airport in Santa Cruz for his state visit to the country. IMAGES
Firefighters try to put out a blaze as regional authorities in Brazil declare a state of emergency amid "out of control fires" in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands. IMAGES