Though he is expected to win re-election, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has prioritized protecting wildlife, faces criticism that he worries more about animals than his nation’s people.
Despite a last-minute court order allowing a demonstration, the police used violent means to disperse hundreds protesting against President Robert Mugabe.
Mr. Pistorius was convicted of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, but last month he received a sentence more lenient than many observers had expected.
The Shabab have carried out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia to try to topple the Western-backed government of the country.
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