Ex-President Gbagbo barred from Ivorian elections
The Constitutional Court in Ivory Coast has barred the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, and former prime minister, Guillaume Soro, from running in the presidential election next month. The electoral commission had already said that anyone with a criminal record would be disqualified. Both men have convictions. Earlier, protests broke out in several cities over President […]
Ten pupils burn to death in Tanzania school fire
Ten pupils have died in a fire in a school dormitory in north-western Tanzania’s Kagera region. Seven other pupils who sustained serious injuries have been hospitalised. The dormitory was housing boys aged six to 10 years. Police have started investigations and the cause of the fire is yet to be established. The fire started at […]
US imposes visa restrictions over Nigeria elections
The US has imposed visa restrictions on a number of people in Nigeria accused of undermining democratic principles ahead of elections in Edo and Ondo states. The state department said the individuals – who have not been named – had operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people. It urged all parties – […]
