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Added on the 15/01/2021 18:57:10 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Opposition candidate Bobi Wine, the Ugandan popstar-turned-politician and main opposition candidate, casts his vote in elections amid heavy security and an internet blackout as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks a sixth term. IMAGES
Images outside of the Palais de Justice in Dakar, as the appeals trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is due to begin. Sonko, who was accused of defamation, was handed a two-month suspended sentence in the court case at the end of March after a trial his lawyers said would not rule him out of the 2024 presidential election. Sonko's fate is also wrapped up in another case in which he is accused of rape, which he contests. IMAGES
Police manhandle Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine from his car as he speaks to journalists during an online media event. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has announced that he will file a complaint against President Yoweri Museveni at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. IMAGES
Police officers interrupt Ugandan popstar and opposition figure Bobi Wine as he talks to journalists in a video web event over the phone from his car. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has announced that he will file a complaint against President Yoweri Museveni at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. IMAGES
Security forces in Ivory Coast surround the residence of opposition leader and former president Henri Konan Bédié, stopping a news conference by and oppositional 'transitional council' set up by candidates who reject President Alassane Ouattara's reelection for a third bid, which they say is against the Constitution. IMAGES