The chairman of Guinea Conakry's Election Commission, Ben Sekou Sylla, who was convicted of fraud in the first round of presidential elections, has died in a Paris hospital. The news has fuelled speculation that Sunday's presidential run-off could be postponed.
Sylla's death follows a weekend of violence in the capital, with Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore warning that public order is more important than holding the election.
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