Shingai Nyoka
BBC Africa, Harare

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At least four people have died and scores of others infected following a cholera outbreak in a town south west of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare.

Authorities say the disease outbreak is linked to water shortages in the mining town of Chegutu, but haven’t ruled out a link to the outbreak in neighbouring Zambia, where more than 60 people have died.

They say the outbreak is under control, despite the rise in the number of cases.

The four deaths include an 80-year-old woman and relatives who came in contact with her remains.

So far 22 people are suspected to have contracted the disease, while an isolation zone has been created in Chegutu to nurse the sick.

No-one wants a repeat of 2008, when the government was accused of a delayed response that left 4,000 dead and more than 90,000 infected.

Health officials say they are on high alert, however Zimbabwe has battled to supply clean waste to its cities as a result of decaying infrastructure for more than a decade.

Cholera is a diarrheal disease caused by consuming contaminated food or water.

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Tens of thousands of Liberians have witnessed the swearing-in of George Weah as the new president of Liberia, at a packed stadium on the outskirts of Monrovia.

A former international football legend, George Weah replaces Africa's first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

It's Liberia's first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.

Also present are heads of state and several celebrity football players.

Scroll down through Africa Live for all this morning's news from Monrovia.

George Weah has just taken the oath of office, meaning the former footballer is now Liberia's president:

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It may be all about George Weah today, but he is far from the only person to leave the sporting life behind in favour of something quite different.

Boxers, cricketers and athletes have all dipped their toe into the murky world of politics.

In fact, even a bodybuilder - ahem, Arnold Schwarzenegger - has trawled the corridors of power.

Find out who else has made a run at power by clicking here.

Children have been entertaining crowds waiting for the inauguration of George Weah as Liberia's next president, a BBC correspondent has tweeted:

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There were deafening cheers for George Weah as he and other well-known people entered the football stadium where he will be inaugurated as Liberia's president.

As he waited to enter the stadium, University of Liberia student Benjamin Bee, 21, told AFP news agency:

Mary Harper
Africa editor, BBC World Service

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The corruption trial has begun in Lisbon of Angola's former vice president, Manuel Vicente.

The trial is being held in absentia.

Mr Vicente, 61, has always denied any wrongdoing.

The corruption and money laundering charges relate to the alleged bribing of a Portuguese magistrate when Mr Vicente was head of Angola's state oil company, Sonangol.

Portugal has refused to transfer the dossier to Angola, saying it doubts the authorities there will pursue the case.

The lengthy investigations have led to tensions between the two countries.

Angola's new president, Joao Lourenco, has described them as offensive.

George Weah has taken his seat at a packed stadium in Liberia's capital Monrovia ahead of his presidential inauguration, a BBC correspondent has tweeted from there:

Former footballer George Weah has arrived at the Samuel Doe Stadium in Monrovia for his inauguration as Liberia's next president.

The crowd, some of whom arrived hours earlier in order to grab a spot in the stadium, are said to have gone wild when the sports star, dressed all in white, arrived:

You can read all about Mr Weah's remarkable rise to the top here.

News site ICEBrazza tweets that the leader of the Republic of Congo in Monrovia for George Weah's historic inauguration:

Macky Sall, the Senegalese president, has tweeted his congratulations to Liberia's future leader George Weah ahead of his inauguration today.

Mr Sall - who is in Liberia for the ceremony - touched on the West African countries' long friendships in a tweet in French (below), saying he hoped it would strengthen in the years to come.

Liberia's incoming President George Weah last tweeted about 15 hours ago, welcoming dignitaries to his inauguration and promising change in the West African state:

Journalist Soni Methu has tweeted these pictures from Liberia ahead of the inauguration today:

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Expectations are high in Liberia for ex-football star George Weah to fulfill his election promises once he takes office later today.

Mr Weah won the election in December on a pledge to tackle high levels of unemployment, and corruption.

Street trader Samuel Harmon told AFP news agency:

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There were high hopes for Liberia's women when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected female head of state.

But 12 years later, many feel let down by her actions.

As Leymah Gbowee, who won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside President Sirleaf in 2011, told the BBC: "In terms of delivering a women's agenda, we really didn't see that."

However, it seems Ms Johnson Sirleaf was determined not to leave office with that hanging over her head.

On Friday evening, as one of her final actions as president, she signed an executive order banning female genital mutilation (FGM) for under-18s which also seeks to protect women against violence.

The ban was initially part of a wider bill against domestic violence, which Liberia's upper house rejected for fear it would harm the country's culture and traditions, FrontPageAfrica.com reports, external.

Ms Johnson Sirleaf believes the lack of the FGM ban left the law incomplete, according to a press release from the president's office.

But there is no doubt her critics will question the timing of the executive order.

Indeed, her supporters are only too aware of what its timing means.

As Liberia's Gender Minister Julia Duncan Cassell said: "Madam President, as you leave office this will be your legacy."

Read more: The legacy of Africa's first elected female president

Jose Tembe
BBC Africa, Maputo

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Mozambique has seen an increase in crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants, police commander Bernardino Rafael has said.

About 20% of 20,000 criminal cases recorded in 2017 were carried out by illegal immigrants,some with the connivance of law and order officials, he added.

He did not say from where the alleged criminals came, but said they had been involved in forging bank notes, and smuggling of people, drugs, rhino horns and mineral resources.

There was an urgent need for the security forces to crack down on crime, including tightening border controls, he added.

We all know budgets can be boring.

But when it is your job to make vital decisions about how the country's money is spent, you are generally expected to stay awake.

Unfortunately, as Zimbabwe's privately owned Daily News points out, these MPs in in parliament couldn't quite manage that:

Fans of Liberia's President-elect have dressed up for his inauguration, as this tweet by our correspondent in the capital, Monrovia, shows:

What do you do when your country's president-to-be challenges you to a football game?

Take a leaf out of the Liberian army's book, whose football team were put through their paces by George Weah and his former teammates over the weekend:

An AFP news agency correspondent has tweeted this incredible photo from the football stadium in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, ahead of George Weah's inauguration as president: