In Guinea, Police have arrested at least 50 people following an arson attack that killed five children after last weekend's local elections. <br/><br/>Local official said, the unrest has flared in the West African country after the ballot, with seven deaths recorded so far across the country amid violent clashes between opposition supporters and riot police.<br/><br/>The official said Guinean radio that after the violence in Kalinko, security forces made arrests of at least 50 people who were all transferred to Faranah prison.<br/><br/>He said some of those arrested were carrying weapons, and that the wave of violence in the town had spread to nearby villages.<br/><br/>According to a statement from the Guinean government, at the end of a two-day visit, Chambas yesterday called on the various factions to avoid any act of violence to allow the electoral commission to continue its work. <br/><br/>Sunday's vote was the first of its kind since the end of the era of military dictatorship, and followed eight years of delays blamed on a lack of funds, political infighting and the 2013-16 Ebola crisis.<br/>