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Georja CALVIN-SMITH

South Africa: Electoral officials bar ex-president Zuma from May vote

EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24

In tonight's edition: Former South African president Jacob Zuma is barred from the May 29 election because of his past convictions. We take a closer look at the implications.

Also, the murder of dozens of Algerians by French police in 1961 is finally condemned by lawmakers in Paris as a bloody and murderous repression. About 12,000 protesters calling for independence were arrested in the crackdown and up to 120 may have died.

Finally, Ivory Coast is the world's top producer of cocoa, the raw material essential to chocolate. But its producers have suffered a tougher harvest than usual due to rising temperatures and fertiliser costs, which is driving global chocolate prices up ahead of Easter celebrations.

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