Outrage after Ivory Coast TV presenter asks guest to simulate rape

Host Yves de Mbella, who has been suspended, apologises for shocking viewers while trying to raise awareness'

A television channel in Ivory Coast apologised after airing a show in which a male guest introduced as an ex-rapist showed how he assaulted his victims using a dummy for the demonstration.

The programme, broadcast at prime time on Monday by the private Nouvelle Chaine Ivorienne (NCI) channel, caused a massive outcry and sparked a petition signed by 37,500 people demanding that the presenters be punished.