
MPLA wins Angola’s election
The ruling MPLA and incumbent president João Lourenço have won Angola’s election, although the vote was the closest in the country’s history.
The ruling MPLA and incumbent president João Lourenço have won Angola’s election, although the vote was the closest in the country’s history. Opposition party UNITA finished in second place, but has said it does not accept the official results from the electoral commission.
Plus, analysis of the most recent outbreak of fighting in Libya’s capital Tripoli. Armed clashes between rival militias killed at least 32 people at the weekend, with the United Nations calling for a ceasefire between opposing groups.
And Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer tell BBC Africa’s Nour Abida about their new film Nope, in which they play siblings running the only black-owned horse ranch in Hollywood.
(Photo: MPLA supporters during the campaign; Credit: Getty Images)
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