This week in Africa, as Ethiopia's rebels advance southwards, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government declares a state of emergency; a 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi district in Lagos crumbles, trapping dozens of people working on the site; last week's coup in Sudan triggers nationwide mass protests against the military, which are met by a deadly crackdown resulting in at least a dozen people killed and scores wounded; and in South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, prospectors stumble upon a new treasure: helium.

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