South Africa's ex-president Zuma banned from standing in election • FRANCE 24 English

In tonight's edition: Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been barred from standing in next week's election, after the country's top court disqualified him over a previous criminal conviction. Also, reactions flow in after Sunday's attempted coup in DR Congo, which saw three people killed near the presidential palace. And we follow the world's first professional female kora player, Sona Jobarteh, who's shaking up old traditions. 


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