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Zambia deploys army to curb violence ahead of polls

Edgar Lungu, who has been president since 2015, is running for a second term.

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the military to curb electoral violence ahead of the 12 August general elections amid criticism by the opposition and other groups.

The commander of the rebel group in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray has told the BBC they will continue fighting until their conditions for a ceasefire are met.

We hear from doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals who are set to begin an indefinite strike over poor pay after the government failed to resolve their grievances.

(Photo: Zambian President Edgar Lungu. Credit: Reuters)

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