. More than 2.4 million people in the West African country, still scarred by back-to-back civil wars, will also elect lawmakers. Voting booths, opened at 0800 GMT will close at 1800 GMT, with the final results expected within 15 days.
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Initially sentenced to six months in August, an appeals court decided the initial sentence was too lenient and raised it to two years.
“Operations for the departure of the first convoy under the escort of our defence and security forces will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10,”
At the sprawling Royal Botanic Gardens in the southwest of the British capital, teams are working hard to identify newly discovered species to help speed up their conservation.
Liberians started heading to the polls on Tuesday morning to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections. First results are expected within 15 days.
The Algerian government deplored what it called "official and public declarations from Nigerien authorities that raised legitimate questions as to their real willingness to follow up on their acceptance of Algerian mediation."
At the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, being held this week in Marrakech, Morocco, the two institutions have said they want to focus on African prosperity.
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
The threat came after Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off the water supply which sparked UN fears of an increasingly dire humanitarian situation.
The UN Security Council last week approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force for the troubled country, with Nairobi promising 1,000 police officers.
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