Egypt tense on uprising anniversary

An opposition leader in Congo-Brazzaville calls for a "peaceful uprising" to prevent Sunday's referendum on whether the president can run for office again.

A UK-funded memorial to Kenyans killed and tortured by British forces during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s is unveiled in Kenya.

Three years since the first protests of the Arab uprising, Tunisians are still protesting about slow political progress, the continued hardship and a lack of jobs.

The photo, taken by Yasuyoshi Chiba, shows a protester reciting poetry.

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Guinea is to vote in presidential elections with the build-up marred by violent clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters.

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza is standing for a third consecutive term in elections that are denounced by his opponents as unconstitutional.