Mystery surrounds a plane from Egypt loaded with money, fake gold and guns that was seized in Zambia.

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Mnangagwa came to power in Zimbabwe after a 2017 coup which ousted long-time ruler Robert Mugabe.

The BBC's Andrew Harding reflects on his years in a country of increasingly stark contrasts.

The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip on power.

Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.

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BBC News

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Early results from this week's elections in Zimbabwe put the ruling Zanu-PF party on course to win a sizeable majority in parliament.

The opposition Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC) has been dominant in urban areas including the capital, Harare, and the second city, Bulawayo.

There are reports that some independent observers are being called back to polling stations to sign new result forms. The authorities say there are "errors" on the original documents.

No results have yet been declared in the presidential race.

The incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa's main challenger is Nelson Chamisa, who lost in a disputed poll five years ago.

The opposition says there's been widespread vote-rigging again this year.

Lawyers for dozens of election monitors who were arrested and charged say the judiciary is being used to prevent proper scrutiny of the poll.

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Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

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Kenya's transport minister has apologised after a countrywide power cut left passengers stranded in darkness at Nairobi's main airport.

Many homes and businesses are still without electricity since the blackout started on Friday evening.

The majority state-owned power company has not explained exactly what caused the outage.

On social media people are asking why there was no functioning back up system at the airport and are heavily critical of the energy ministry.

Some business owners are seizing the opportunity to advertise their solar products

Correspondents say short power cuts are fairly common in Kenya, but such a long blackout across the country is extremely rare.

Daily life since the coup is a struggle, says a BBC journalist whose identity we are protecting.

Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.

Its leader followed a long line of mercenaries in Africa, but his group faces an uncertain future.

More than 60 people are currently feared lost at sea after trying to escape Senegal by boat for a better life in Europe. According to the UN, Africa accounts for only 14 percent of the global migrant population. Most Africans also migrate internally but, due to the recent tragedy from Senegal, we decided to focus on those - both skilled and unskilled - who want to leave the continent for elsewhere. Host James Reynolds and his colleague Lukwesa Burak hear from men and women across four countries in Africa to discover the many reasons why they want to leave.

We also hear from two unemployed mothers, one of whom is prepared to temporarily leave her young child with relatives in order to secure her own and her daughter’s future.

A co-production between the BBC OS team and Boffin Media.

France says the coup leaders have no authority to order such an expulsion, as ties deteriorate rapidly.

The stadium in Madagascar was packed with spectators for the opening of the Indian Ocean Island Games.

The country's military says it has killed Bonomade Machude Omar, also known as Ibn Omar.

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We leave you with this photo of young Masaai men in Kenya in an Eunoto ceremony marking a transition into adulthood from our week in pictures.

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During the opening ceremony of the 11th Indian Ocean Islands games, at the Barea stadium in Madagascar at least 12 people died and several were injured in a stampede, according to police sources.

The incident occurred at one of the entrances to the stadium, as members of the public were making their way inside to watch the ceremony.

The injured were rushed to hospital where they are currently being treated. Emergency services and the police are on site.

Outside the stadium, the crowd was slow to disperse.

Once calm had returned, people had to retrieve their shoes and personal belongings scattered on the ground.

Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World Service

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Somalia's army has captured a major stronghold from the Islamist militant group, al-Shabab.

The town of El Bur, in central Somalia, had been held by al-Shabab since 2017.

Although the army have taken over, there were no reports of clashes and local correspondents say the jihadist fighters appear to have made a tactical withdrawal.

The development comes days after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced the launch of a second offensive, which he said would eliminate the group within months.

Since last year, government forces working with clan militias have seized swathes of territory from al-Shabab.

The group has been weakened but continues to carry out frequent attacks, including in the capital, Mogadishu.

Yusuf Akinpelu
BBC News, Lagos

West African regional bloc Ecowas has rejected accusations that its resolve to restore constitutional order in Niger was influenced by foreign interests.

“Ecowas is a community of rules and regulations, norms and values. Our interest is the protection of the rights of our people,” Omar Touray, the chairman of Ecowas commission, said at a briefing in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

Mr Touray added that Ecowas has not declared war on the people of Niger, amid threats of potential force to restore the country's democratically elected president.

He added that the bloc has no intention to make the country a target for destruction.

“Ecowas will never allow the people of Niger to suffer in the hands of enemies within or without. Ecowas is concerned about the well-being of the people of Niger.”

He said Ecowas will “use all the instruments available” to achieve order in the country.

He added that the military junta that seized power in July had earlier “snubbed our diplomatic efforts” and he described as “unacceptable” the three-year transition period the junta announced.

He stated that it was not too late for the military junta to back down as the bloc would not condone the coup.

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President Yoweri Museveni’s criticism of the World Bank is an act of "hypocrisy", Ugandan opposition politician and activist Bobi Wine says.

The World Bank announced on 8 August that it would stop new loans to Uganda due to the country's punitive anti-gay law.

Mr Museveni responded by condemning the World Bank, accusing it of trying to coerce Uganda to reverse the controversial law.

However, Bobi Wine has said that Mr Museveni’s criticism of the World Bank is insincere, accusing him of previously working with the World Bank to sell off Ugandan public service infrastructure.

"Your recent outburst about the World Bank withholding future assistance to Uganda is a clear indication of your ideological disorientation and policy nomadism that has characterised your four-decade rule," Bobi Wine posted on X., external

The World Bank said the new anti-LGBT law contravenes its values.

LGBT acts were already illegal in Uganda, but anyone now convicted faces life imprisonment under the new law which was enacted in May.