Africa today at a glance
Thursday December 20 2018
An electoral officer holds up a ballot during counting for the second round of Madagascar's presidential election at a polling station in Antananarivo on December 19, 2018. Madagascar voted in a two-man contest between former presidents Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana. PHOTO | AFP
Togolese elect lawmakers
Togo holds parliamentary election boycotted by 14 opposition parties.
Kagame in Cote d'Ivoire
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on a visit to Cote d'Ivoire.
Madagascar vote count
Vote count underway in Madagascar following a re-run presidential election pitting former leaders Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana.
Guinea-Bissau lists voters
Guinea-Bissau concludes voter registration ahead of presidential and legislative elections.
DRC election campaign
Kinshasa governor Andre Kimbuta bans political rallies in the DR Congo capital ahead of the Sunday presidential election.
Sudanese want subsidies
Protests hit Sudanese towns of Atbara and Port Sudan over a suspected plan by the government to lift subsidies on fuel and bread.
Zambia editor's sentence
Zambia's Rainbow newspaper editor Derrick Sinjela to be sentenced in the capital Lusaka after he was found guilty of contempt of court.
Anger in Sierra Leone
Outrage in Sierra Leone as court sentences 70-year-old rapist to two days in jail.