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South Africa鈥檚 former President Jacob Zuma has plead not guilty to fraud and racketeering charges in relation to an arms deal from the 1990s at the start of his trial.

West African mediators are in Mali to try and find a political solution following the deposing of the country鈥檚 president and prime minister.

There are fears of famine in Ethiopia鈥檚 restive Tigray province after reports that 90 percent of harvest has been lost.

(Picture: Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess of his corruption trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on May 26, 2021. Credit: Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)