AFRICA• Egypt’s parliament opens for the first time in three years, packed with supporters of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.• Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto appears at the International Criminal Court to get the court to drop its case against him.• A court denies bail to Hama Amadou, a contender in next month’s presidential election in Niger, who was jailed for his alleged role in a trafficking scandal.• Twenty police officers are taken in for questioning in Zimbabwe after complaining over Whatsapp that they hadn’t been paid.• The UN asks the Democratic Republic of Congo to repatriate its peacekeepers from the Central African Republic after they failed to meet UN standards.ABROAD• US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposes a 4% tax on those who earn more than US$5m/year.• A Venezuelan court rules that actions of the opposition-held National Assembly are void until three banned members are removed from office.• Footage of a North Korean ballistic missile te...
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