Zimababwe's New Leader Chairs First High-Profile Party Congress
Emmerson Mnangagwa chairs first high-profile Zanu-PF gathering since becoming president
Members of the ruling Zanu PF party gather in Harare for a special congress, the first to be held without former President Robert Mugabe in nearly 40 years.
Plus it is four years since the civil war broke out in South Sudan, shattering the optimism that came with independence from Sudan in 2011.
And as our Resident Presidents get together, Kibarkingmad becomes Olushambles' guinea pig for his new skin darkening cream.
(Image: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the extraordinary conference of the Zanu-PF party in Harare. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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