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Algerian supporters in Marseille celebrate after their team won the AFCON 2019 final for the second time in the country's history . IMAGES
Emission de télévision éducative pour les jeunes enfants.
The European Central Bank (ECB) announces its first interest rate cut since 2019, reducing borrowing costs from record highs, but giving few clues about its next move while warning of continuing inflation pressures. "The governing council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points," says Christine Lagarde, ECB President. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says it is "difficult to call" the election turnout until vote count is completed, adding that it will likely be "well beyond" the 66 percent of the 2019 vote. SOUNDBITE
Turnout in the South African general election is expected to exceed the previous poll in 2019 poll when 66 percent of registered voters took part, electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says. As he spoke in Midrand, thousands were still queueing outside polling stations after nightfall, just over an hour away from planned closure. SOUNDBITE
At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks overnight near the Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu just north of the capital Nairobi, as torrential rains and floods battered the country. IMAGES