"It's not only about economics; it's not only about finance; it's also about a political, collective destiny amongst countries that have spent centuries fighting with each other and which are determined to stay together."

“这不仅仅是经济问题，也不仅仅是金融问题，还关于过去几个世纪一直互相发生斗争，而现在决定团结在一起的许多国家的政治和集体命运问题。”

The BBC has learnt that South African intelligence officers have foiled a third attempt to assassinate the former Rwandan chief of staff, Kayumba Nyamwasa. Two plots to kill the general failed last year after he fled to South Africa, having fallen out with the Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Sources close to General Nyamwasa say the latest plot involved shooting dead his entire family. Rwanda has denied being behind the plot.

BBC获悉，南非情报部门第三次粉碎了暗杀卢旺达前情报官员Kayumba Nyamwasa的阴谋。去年，Kayumba Nyamwasa与总统保罗·卡加梅决裂之后逃往南非，两次刺杀他的阴谋失败。Nyamwasa一方的消息来源称，最新的一次阴谋包括枪杀他的所有家人。卢旺达否认参与了该阴谋。

The police in Zambia say two people have died in violent demonstrations about the slow pace of vote counting in this week's presidential election. Rioting broke out in two towns in the northern Copperbelt province, a stronghold of the opposition candidate Michael Sata.