Uganda shuts down access to Facebook ahead of elections

President Museveni says it is shutting access to Facebook, two days before election day. He says this a response to Facebook taking down a number of government-linked accounts the previous weekend.

Malawi has declared three days of national mourning following the death from COVID-19 of two senior Cabinet Ministers and the 225 Malawians whose death has been linked to the virus so far. We bring you reactions from the capital, Lilongwe