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Journalists and opposition gather outside Zimbabwe's top court as an appeal seeking to overturn the presidential election result begins. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of rigging the July 30 vote, Zimbabwe's first poll since the ousting of Robert Mugabe last year. IMAGES
Former US president Donald Trump vows to appeal his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, saying that his legal team had several grounds to challenge the verdict handed down by a New York jury. "We're going to be appealing this scam... on many different things," says Trump, who is seeking reelection in November polls, in a rambling speech. SOUNDBITE
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma leaves Johannesburg's Constitutional court as it was hearing an appeal to have him declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades. IMAGES
Kenya's Supreme Court dismisses Raila Odinga's petition challenging the August election results on the basis of a fraudulent vote tallying process, and upholds the election of William Ruto as president. SOUNDBITE
Teams of lawyers arrive at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, as Kenya awaits the verdict on a petition to contest the August election results, from Raila Odinga's legal team. William Ruto was declared the winner of the presidential election, now his opponent, Odinga, is challenging the result with allegations of fraud during the vote tallying process. IMAGES