Operation Restore Legacy - the military operation that led to President Robert Mugabe's resignation last month - has officially ended, Zimbabwe's army chief says.

Power will now return to the hands of the police force, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported.

The army took control in the early hours of 15 November, starting a chain of events which ended with Emmerson Mnangagwa - Mr Mugabe's former deputy - being sworn in as president.

South African politician Lindiwe Sisulu has warned of possible voter fraud at the ballot as the country's governing African National Congress (ANC) decides on its next leaders.

Ms Sisulu, who is running to become the ANC's next deputy president, spoke to the BBC's Andrew Harding about her fears, and what she hopes for the future.

Things have taken a slightly surreal turn in Johannesburg as we wait to discover who the new leader of the African National Congress (ANC) will be.

Out-going secretary general Gwede Mantashe is currently fielding questions from journalists.

And it seems he is not fussy about whether or not the reporters are actually, well, human or not.

See what we mean below:

Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC Africa, Kampala

The speaker of Uganda's parliament has suspended a crucial sitting to debate removing presidential age limit.

Much of the session so far has been disrupted by those opposed to extending President Yoweri Museveni's stay in power.

The current age limit is 75 and its scrapping is seen as a plot to remove constitutional obstacles that would prevent Mr Museveni, 73, in standing in the 2021 elections.

MPs shouted down speakers and raised several points of procedure. Five MPs have been suspended for disrupting the house.

Today's session was temporarily halted after doubts were raised over the validity of a committee report which is the basis of today's debate.

Some of the signatories to the report are allegedly not part of the committee. The speaker has suspended the sitting to review the complaints.

See our earlier post on the debate here.

At least 61 people have lost their lives in clashes in Ethiopia’s Oromia region since Thursday, local authorities say.

Ethnic Somali gunmen killed 29 Oromos in Hawi Gudina, who then responded by killing 32 ethnic Somali Ethiopians in a revenge attack in Daro Lebu District, according to regional spokesman Addisu Arega Kitessa.

Mr Addisu said more than 350 homes were also destroyed.

The violence began after “gunmen who do not represent our peaceful Somali brothers began attacking Ibsa and Tao neighbourhoods… after mingling with peaceful residents”, the spokesman said in a statement.

He said the region was “working to bring the perpetrators to justice”, news agency Reuters reported.

The deaths came days after soldiers opened fire on protesters in in Oromia's Celenko town, killing 16 ethnic Oromos.

Regional president Lema Megersa said it was unclear who ordered the deployment of the military on Tuesday, but said “this illegal act should be punished”.

Hundreds have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in months of ethnic clashes and anti-government protests in the regional state.

Read: What is behind clashes in Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions?

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Members of parliament in Uganda have begun debating controversial legislation that would remove the presidential age limit.

If passed, it would allow President Yoweri Museveni to stand for a sixth successive term, and correspondents say it would open the way to a life presidency.

The debate is being broadcast live.

The parliamentary speaker has warned MPs against trying to disrupt the proceedings, saying any troublemakers would face suspension.

Supporters of the president say the current 75 year age limit is discriminatory, but opinion polls suggest most Ugandans oppose the change.

• Africa Live will be keeping an eye on proceedings in Uganda's parliament throughout the day - check back for the latest.

We are monitoring the ongoing party conference of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC), where a new leader is expected to be unveiled later today.

Almost 5,000 delegates are taking part in the voting for a successor to President Jacob Zuma.

The choice is between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Delegates began voting in the early hours of Monday and the process is still going on.

Our colleague Lebo Diseko is at the event, being held at Expo Centre in Johannesburg. She is currently covering a press conference by the party's outgoing secretary general:

Emotions have run high at the four-day conference, with delegates shouting each other down as they raised objections over voting rules.

The eventual winner will be in a strong position to become South Africa's president after elections in 2019.

But the leadership battle has caused fierce political infighting, raising fears the party may split before then.

President Zuma warned in his speech that the party is under threat and is at a "crossroads".

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