Summary

  • Incumbent President Mnangagwa re-elected with 50.8% of vote

  • Zimbabwe opposition leader maintains he won presidential vote

  • Mnangagwa calls for peace and national unity

  • Riot police disperse opposition MDC press conference

  • Zimbabwe police issue apology for disruption

  • Egypt's Pope quits Facebook to save time

  • Biggest lottery jackpot in SA history awaits

  1. Tuesday's Wise Wordspublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Our African proverb of the day:

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    A tree that cannot support your weight cannot crush you if it falls on you."

    Sent by Nicholas Obemeata, Edo, Nigeria, and Ebun Ekunwe, Carrollton, US

    Man climbing a treeImage source, Getty Images

    Click here and scroll to the bottom to send us your African proverbs.

  2. Good morningpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Welcome to BBC Africa Live where we'll be keeping you up-to-date with news and views from around the continent including results of Zimbabwe's general election.