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The vote count was released after a court battle over alleged malpractices

Government says journalists were suspended over national security risks of Bobi Wine’s arrest coverage

Nsabimana admitted to collaborating with Burundi’s intelligence services and Uganda’s military.

Incumbent president, Mutharika faces opposition from his own VP Saulos Chilima and former baptist preacher, Lazarus Chakwera.

Katumbi has also been an opponent of Tshisekedi, who took power after a disputed presidential poll.

The judge in the Eldoret High Court, said he could not “protect property that was acquired through impropriety”.

In March, Burundi forced the United Nations to shut its local rights office after 23 years

A major issue at these elections will be corruption, following a series of high-profile scandals in the past decade.

As the war rages on, Machar is concerned about his personal security should he return to the capital, Juba.

Perhaps, one of the most prominent Kakuma stories of recent is that of Somali-American supermodel, Halima Aden.