Africa

German troops spotted several dozen Russian security forces at Gao airport in northern Mali on Monday, the day the last French soldiers completed their operations and left the country, Reuters reported citing a German military document dated Tuesday. The document said 20 to 30 persons in military uniforms not belonging …

The new Kenyan president, William Ruto, is speaking for the first time since his rival, Raila Odinga, rejected the results, saying he will hail freedom of speech and democratic values. “Blackmail, intimidation, threats have come to a stop. I want to promise the people of Kenya that our administration will …

The Senegalese president, head of the African Union, Macky Sall was in Bamako, the Malian capital, to meet authorities on the case of the arrest of 49 Ivorian soldiers for more than a month now, accused of plotting a coup. President Macky Sall discussed with his Malian counterpart about the …

Zimbabwe’s Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested ruling Zanu PF MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena on allegations of fraud and money laundering involving $5m (£4.1m) sterling), reports the official Herald newspaper. Mr Wadyajena was arrested on Tuesday alongside four others who include suspended officials of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco). The anti-corruption …

At least three firefighters died on Monday evening during a fire in a forest in northern Morocco, the country’s authorities said. Two others were seriously injured. The five firefighters were in their vehicle which fell into a ravine as they battled the flames, they added. “A preliminary investigation says this …

Intense fighting resumed earlier on Tuesday between Congolese soldiers and M23 rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the rebel group controls several localities in the Rutshuru territory in addition to an important city at the border with Uganda. “Around 3:20 a.m., three of our position in Rwanguba, …

Kenya’s losing presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, on Tuesday rejected the election results announced by the electoral commission which declared William Ruto, the winner. The candidate supported by President Uhuru Kenyatta breaks the silence and rejects the results of the poll. The eternal opponent who won 49.01% of the vote declared …

Liberian President George Weah on Tuesday announced the suspension of three government officials after the United States accused them of being involved in public corruption. The sanctions target Weah’s Chief of Staff Nathaniel McGill, Liberia’s Chief Prosecutor Sayma Syrenius Cephus and Bill Twehway, the managing director of the National Port …

Equipment supplier One All Sports becomes the new partner of the Cameroonian national selection, replacing the French, Le Coq Sportif. The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Monday announced the choice of One All Sports as the new equipment supplier of the Indomitable Lions. This American equipment famous in motorsports but …

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has sent a special message to Kenyan Vice President, William Ruto, after his election as leader of the East African country. Vice President William Ruto won the presidential election with 50.49% of the vote after defeating the eternal opponent Raila Odinga. President Museveni on Twitter, …