LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The spokesman for Gabonese President Ali Bongo was transferred to the capital's main prison on Friday, his lawyer said, one of eight people held in custody under a new anti-corruption drive.

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who blocked roads in the southern town of Jelma on Saturday following the death of a young man who burned himself to death, witnesses said.