Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of nearly four million votes. Mr Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result. The BBC reports that voter…
Police in Kenya say they have a busted a seven-man syndicate which allegedly impersonated President Uhuru Kenyatta and other government officials to defraud local business tycoon Naushad Merali of a huge sum of money. One of the men phoned Mr Merali, the chairman of Sameer Africa, mimicking the president’s voice…
The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila has made all the leaders of his political coalition pledge their allegiance to him. Joseph Kabila called the 18 leaders who make up his FCC coalition to his farm outside the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. The BBC reports that…
The Rwandan government wants the parliament to pass a bill banning single use plastics in the country to protect environment. The draft bill suggests a two year moratorium for companies to stop manufacturing single use plastics. Plastics were first banned in Rwanda back in 2008 but some plastic materials…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son to the rank of lieutenant general – the second highest position in the army. Lt Gen Kainerugaba Muhoozi is considered a likely successor to 74-year-old President Museveni, but denies any immediate plans to enter politics. In the last six years, Lt Gen…
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife have been granted R100, 000 bail. The two appeared briefly at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer, advocate Barry Roux represented the controversial pastor. Bushiri and wife are charged with fraud and money laundering. His faithful followers returned to court to support…
South Africa’s foreign ministry has complained about a joint statement from five ambassadors from Western countries urging the country to clamp down on corruption. In a statement released today, Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisuslu said she had met with the ambassadors from five countries “to express South Africa’s displeasure” that…
The European Union is set to renew sanctions on senior officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, the presidential candidate backed by current President Joseph Kabila. Sources in the capital, Kinshasa, have told BBC News that sanctions on Mr Shadary and 15 other Congolese nationals are…
At least seven people have been killed in a raging fire along South Africa’s popular Garden Route in the Western Cape province, officials say. A pregnant woman, two toddlers, and a baby are among the fatalities. “The fire remains active on the slopes,” Lauren Howard from Working on Fire said…
The UN refugee agency has warned that Angola’s deportation of more than 300,000 nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo this month has left them in an extremely precarious situation. The UNHCR said there were many allegations that migrants had been killed, reportedly by the Angolan security forces, with…