Guineans vote in tense elections
Craig TaylorGuineans are voting to elect a president in the country’s second democratic presidential election since independence in 1958. BBC News – Africa
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Tanzania closing hydropower plants
All hydropower plants in Tanzania are being switched off because of falling water levels in dams as the country suffers from chronic power shortages. BBC News – Africa
Hayatou in temporary charge of Fifa
Caf president Issa Hayatou takes temporary charge of Fifa after football’s world governing body suspends Sepp Blatter. BBC News – Africa
Burkina Faso coup leader charged
The general who led last month’s short-lived coup in Burkina Faso is charged with crimes including threatening state security and murder. BBC News – Africa
Pistorius ‘must remain in jail’
Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed. BBC News – Africa
Burundi officials face EU sanctions
The EU imposes sanctions on three Burundi officials accused of ordering the use of excessive force against protestors, along with a coup plotter. BBC News – Africa