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One person is killed and several injured as police fired tear gas in clashes with protesters in Guinea at the start of a bitterly-disputed referendum that critics say is a ploy by the president to stay in power. IMAGES
Guineans go to the polls in parliamentary elections and a Constitutional referendum that critics say will prolong President Alpha Conde's rule, amid violent clashes and fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus. IMAGES
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
By the light of a flashlight, electoral agents begin counting ballots as polls closed in Chad's referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward elections and the return of civilian rule promised, which has been postponed, by the ruling military junta. IMAGES
Polls open in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised by the ruling military junta more than two years ago. A large section of the opposition and civil society in the central African country have called for a boycott. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).