The widely advertised event saw large numbers of children show up, leading to a deadly crush.
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He was also ordered to pay a $58.5m (£46m) fine, and his bank accounts and property have been seized.
Rescuers race to find missing people and survivors in the French territory devastated by Cyclone Chido.
A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the scene of a bitter dispute.
The new bill includes a three-year prison sentence on anyone who identifies as LGBT.
Rescuers race to find missing people and survivors in the French territory devastated by Cyclone Chido.
The sentencing sparked an outcry in Nigeria - his family have been campaigning for his release ever since.
The sentencing sparked an outcry in Nigeria - his family have been campaigning for his release ever since.
Businessmen in Somalia's capital say jihadists have threatened to kill them if they install cameras.
Businessmen in Somalia's capital say jihadists have threatened to kill them if they install cameras.