Congo poll date set after protests

Police said there had been "unacceptable incidents" linked to a nearby concert.

Police fire shots and tear gas in Congo's capital, Brazzaville, in a clamp down on protests against the president's bid for a third term.

Dodoma. The government yesterday moved to assure the nation that the General Election, which is scheduled for the last week of October this year, will be held according to plan.

Burundi's electoral commission sets 15 July as the new date for controversial presidential elections after third-term bid protests.

 Algeria’s ageing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday called a presidential election for April 17, a day after returning from medical treatment in France, without indicating if he himself would stand.

Entrepreneurs across the East African Community are set to hold the 15th Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi business exhibition between November and December this year in Kigali, Rwanda.

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An October trial date is set in South Africa for the honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani.

Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo will go on trial for crimes against humanity on 7 July next year, the International Criminal Court says.