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Zambia deploys the army ‘to prevent election violence’
Zambia’s president Edgar Lungu has deployed the military in order to prevent violence ahead of August’s elections, in a move criticised by the opposition.
Zambia’s president Edgar Lungu has ordered the military to be deployed to prevent violence ahead of August’s election, in a move criticised by the opposition as a tactic intended to cause “fear and intimidation”.
Plus, as Morocco's government denies using Pegasus malware for espionage, we hear from the country's ambassador to France.
And we look at the controversy over Israel being given observer status at the African Union.
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