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South African President Jacob Zuma has won another term at the head of the African National Congress. But as time goes by, the ANC's dominance on politics is finally starting to fade. Next, a Belgian court has approved a long-awaited judicial probe into the death of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. Finally, we meet one musician in Mali who's trying in his own way to stop the Islamist movement that has taken over the north.
South Africa's ruling ANC expels its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings. "Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not yet severed his membership," ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's ruling ANC suspends the country's former president Jacob Zuma from the party. "The NEC concluded that exceptional circumstances exist to justify and warrant an immediate decision to suspend former ANC President Jacob Zuma in line with Rule 25.60," says ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. SOUNDBITE
Pro-Zuma (Jacob Zuma)ANC members sing while arriving at the ANC conference. Outside the premises, expelled African National Congress member Carl Niehaus demonstrates alongside other with signs reading "Ramaphosa must go". IMAGES
South Africa announces it is pulling its troops out of Central African Republic, after the death of 13 of its soldiers in Bangui. Meanwhile, in Soweto, residents celebrate Nelson Mandela's recovery in hospital. We also discover Ivory Coast's latest fight against internet scammers. Finally, we will catch up with singer Alpha Blondy at his recent concert in Paris.
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