Tanzanians will vote on Wednesday and will have to decide between 15 candidates including the outgoing president, candidate for a second term, John Magufuli.
His country has experienced economic growth but its detractors castigate its authoritarian abuses.
His main rival is opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
In Côte d'Ivoire, a few days before the first day of the round on Saturday, October 31, we offer you the portraits of the four selected candidates.
Today, place for the youngest of them, Kouadio Konan Bertin said KKB, 52 years old.
Independent candidate, he is also a dissident of the PDCI, the party of Henri Konan Bedié.
This is his second participation in the presidential election, after that of 2015, where he obtained 3.88% of the votes cast.
In Cameroon, a bloody attack took place in a school, 8 children were killed and a dozen others injured.
This tragedy occurred in the English-speaking part of Cameroon which has been in the grip of fighting for several years.
This attack was denounced by the entire political class.
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