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Last Day Of Campaigning Before Angola Goes To The Polls
The election will mark the end of President dos Santos' more than 37 years in office
The economy is the main issue in the Angola election, which will also mark the end of Jose Eduardo Dos Santos as president - he is stepping down after nearly 38 years in power.
Plus the leader of a Muslim sect in Uganda is sentenced to life for terrorism. And in our series on the predicted rapid population growth in Africa, we discover what measures Kenya is putting place to ensure no-one goes hungry.
(Image: Supporters of the Angolan Opposition party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita). Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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