Supporters of John Mahama allegedly attacked some state institutions and looted properties.

There’s nothing quite like going to see a new film in the cinema; the big screen, surround sound, buckets of popcorn and collective gasps from the audience. But the film industry has experienced a number of setbacks in recent years, including the pandemic, competition from streaming, and Hollywood strikes.

Annabel Rackham, a BBC culture reporter, talks us though whether cinema in the United States, and elsewhere, is bouncing back, and how mega hits like Wicked and Gladiator 2 are helping.

We also speak to Mr C, a film critic from Nigeria who now lives in the UK, about how cinema is faring in Nigeria. And Adam Chowdhury from the What in the World team quizzes Hannah on some (pretty surprising) film-related Guinness World Records.

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In July, South Africa unveiled a new coalition government, after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its majority in May's elections.

The coalition was welcomed by the business community who said it would ensure economic stability.

So what's happened since? And will any optimism last?

We hear about a reduction in power cuts - also known as loadshedding - and positivity on the stock market, as well as young people who are looking forward to the future.

Produced and presented by Rob Young

(Image: A worker connects a diesel generator to supply power to a sports complex during loadshedding in Frankfort, South Africa, in June 2023)

With violence escalating across the country, the attack took place as people gathered for a weekly market.

Kenya's sports minister is confident the country will co-host the 2024 African Nations Championships despite delays in renovating stadiums.

He had argued his first term did not count as he did not serve a full five-year term.

An overview of the media in Namibia, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Provides an overview of Namibia, including key dates and facts about this southern African country.

The man who led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 says he is "humbled" after once again being elected president.

Charles Onana said to suggest the killings were planned was "one of the biggest scams" of the last century.

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BBC Tigrinya

A pregnant mother is among eight people who have been wounded in the airstrike in Mekelle - the main city in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, local hospital officials have told BBC Tigrinya.

The director of emergency services at the city's Ayder Hospital said that five of them - including the woman who is in the ninth month of pregnancy - were being treated at his hospital.

He said the other three were admitted to Mekelle Hospital.

A central committee member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Prof Kindeya Geberehiwot, said the airstrike took place at around 10:25 local time in the centre of the city.

"It's near Mekelle Hospital. People are trying to control the blaze," he told BBC Tigrinya.

The Ethiopian National Defence Force's Col Getnet Adane declined to comment, when contacted by BBC Tigrinya.

Mekelle has a population of more than 500,000.

The compound of a well-known company - Mesfin Industrial Engineering PLC - was hit by the airstrike, sources in the city told BBC Tigrinya.

Two warehouses - including one which stocked tyres - went up in flames, and were reduced to ashes, the sources said.

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The UN said three children were killed in air strikes on the city on Monday.

The Ethiopian air force said Monday's strikes had targeted communication infrastructure used by the TPLF.

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BBC Tigrinya

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The latest airstrike on the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Mekelle, has killed six people - including three children - and wounded at least 27 others, a nurse and residents have told BBC Tigrinya.

Federal forces have been conducting aerial bombardments on the city for more than a week as part of the part of its year-long war with Tigrayan rebels.

The co-ordinator of emergency services at Mekelle's Ayder Hospital, nurse Abebe Haftu, said the consequences of the airstrike by the Ethiopian military were "cataclysmic", with bodies "chopped into pieces".

He added that some patients were in a critical condition: "The number of deaths could rise."

This was the sixth airstrike on Mekelle, which has a population of more than 500,000, since last week.

The authorities in Addis Ababa say they were targeting an industrial plant that’s being used by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in its war efforts.

The federal government considers the TPLF a terrorist organisation, though the group says it is the legitimate government of the region, having won local elections there in 2020.

The TPLF and civilians in Mekelle said the latest airstrike hit a residential neighbourhood.

BBC Tigrinya spoke to a woman who had been admitted to Ayder Hospital after being wounded in the airstrike.

"I don't know how I came to the hospital, I was not conscious. When the air bombardment happened, I was in my home with my two children. I don't know where they are now,'' she said.

Another woman being treated at the hospital for a wound on her left hand said: ''There is no military place around. They bombed residential areas. The shell fell over our home, I'm injured and my home is partially demolished.

"My neighbour's home is completely destroyed. I don't think they are alive."

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BBC Tigrinya also obtained pictures and a video of people digging through debris in a residential area searching for bodies.

One man told BBC the bodies included those of "innocent children", including a three-year-old.

"The world has to take action, to save lives,'' he said.

Another resident said his home had been shattered: ''I was praying the whole night, but today this happened to us. But God saved my life."

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BBC Tigrinya

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) says it has taken control of the key town of Kemise, about 325km (200 miles) from the capital, Addis Ababa.

The government has not yet commented, and there is no independent confirmation of the claim.

TPLF central committee member Kindeya Geberehiwot told BBC Tigrinya that the group's fighters took Kemise on Wednesday, following the capture a few days ago of the cities of Dessie and Kombolcha.

BBC Tigrinya tried to get comment from a spokesperson of the Ethiopian National Defence Force, but he did not answer his phone.

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BBC Tigrinya

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Ethiopia’s air force has carried out drone attacks in two places in Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, witnesses say.

The attacks appear to be part of the year-long conflict between the federal government and rebel forces from Tigray.

The first drone strike hit at 09:00 local time in a residential neighbourhood known as Diaspora.

Witnesses who spoke to the BBC said the attack had damaged homes.

One resident described how his home had been destroyed.

“We’re civilians and there is no military place around, but the shell fell on my home,” he said.

“When the bombardment happened, I was with my family on the ground floor. We are alive, but my possessions, which I have gathered over 27 years, were utterly destroyed by the attack.”

Another resident told the BBC: ”God saved my life. I lost my belongings, but that doesn’t matter, I can buy them with money.”

BBC Tigrinya has seen video and pictures from sources in Mekelle which show damaged homes.

Witnesses said a second strike hit the city at around 12:30 local time.

When asked to comment, federal government spokesman Legesse Tulu told the BBC that he had no information on the latest assault.

Mekelle has been hit from the air several times since last month.

Pattni has been accused of smuggling gold and exploiting natural resources in Africa for decades.

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BBC Tigrinya

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Residents of a town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are still searching for missing bodies after heavy rain and flooding killed at least 10 people last week.

Residents of Selekleka town, in north-west Tigray, say the search is continuing amid fears that the death toll could rise.

Teame Woldegebriel, a resident of the town, told the BBC that the 10 bodies recovered had already been buried.

He said the town had been swamped and “many people” swept away in the 26 June incident.

“[The flood] destroyed shops at the market site. Everyone there was also swept away by the floods. There are others whose bodies haven’t been found,’’ Mr Teame said.

Other residents told the BBC that the heavy floods had destroyed homes, markets and crops.

Guesh Aregay said he was the only one to have survived out of the dozens of people who were at the Selekleka market during the flooding incident.

“We were 25 people together. I’m the only survivor, the rest were swept away by the flood. Two mothers who were here in the market were swept away with their children.

He said though he had survived, he lost 80,000 birr ($1,530; £1,280).

“Now I don’t have anything, I’m just on an empty stomach,” he said.

Tadelech Gela told the BBC that her home was swamped while she was in and had lost all her belongings. She said was rescued by nearby forces but now had nothing to eat.

The residents say many of them had been displaced from their homes but there was no-one who had come to offer help.

Tigray authorities have not responded to the BBC’s queries on the matter.

Ben Curran, the brother of England internationals Sam and Tom, is named in Zimbabwe's squad for their one-day international series against Afghanistan.

Less than 0.001% of the deep ocean has been explored. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two women from South Africa and the US who have dedicated their careers to finding out more about our planet's most uncharted depths.

Dr Katy Croff Bell is an American ocean explorer and deep-sea technologist. She has over 15 years of experience leading ground-breaking oceanographic and archaeological projects. Katy is the founder of the Ocean Discovery League, an organisation dedicated to expanding global access to deep-sea exploration by developing affordable, durable technology for scientists and researchers.

Dr Zoleka Filander is an award-winning South African marine biologist with South Africa’s Department of Fisheries, Forestry, and Environment. She leads pioneering expeditions into uncharted marine territories, gathering crucial data to inform conservation strategies. Zoleka is passionate about sharing the deep ocean’s wonders to inspire public respect and a sense of urgency for its preservation.

Produced by Emily Naylor

(Image: (L) Katy Croff Bell courtesy of Katy Croff Bell. (R) Zoleka Filander credit Logan Lambert.)

Although the ruling party candidate has conceded, no official results have been declared.

Voters across Africa are punishing ruling parties over the state of the economy.