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Zimbabwean President Calls for Unity

04/08/2018 GMT

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Emmerson Mnangagwa begins new term as Zimbabwe’s president

Emmerson Mnangagwa begins new term as Zimbabwe’s president.

Emmerson Mnangagwa begins his new term as Zimbabwe’s president and has appealed for peace following violent outbreaks after the election. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the vote is not legitimate. 

Also in the programme: The protesters demanding that Bangladesh’s roads be made safer; and the Czech Philharmonic’s creative team-up with Roma children.

(Image: Supporters of Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe. Credit: Getty Images)

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