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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Vincent Magwenya as his new spokesperson starting on June 1, his office announced on Tuesday.

The South African government on Monday denied news reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula from “attending a meeting for being unprepared and failing to read cabinet memos.”

Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Monday confirmed the arrest of Dr Emmanuel Nibishaka, former top diplomat in New York (USA) currently serving as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) over fraud and use of forged documents.

Malawi plans to set up a special court to deal with corruption-related cases as part of government efforts to expedite trials of those accused of graft, a cabinet minister said late Wednesday.

Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Benin, Nigeria, Congo and Angola have been chosen by the Turkish and American companies Ilaç and Interglobe IEG, respectively, the sponsors of the project.

Mali’s decision to withdraw from the G5 Sahel has caused a reaction from the European Union (EU).

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Tuesday 17 May, opened the ninth edition of the Africities Summit in the western Kenyan city of Kisumu.

The Guinean judiciary is prosecuting 27 former high officials including former head of state Alpha Conde for crackdown on demonstrators. In an interview with APA, Fabien Offner, a French researcher and Guinea specialist at Amnesty International, welcomed this decision even if he remains vigilant with the junta which is completing its eighth month in charge of the country.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday fired state minister in charge of Culture, Edouard Bamporiki who is facing allegations of corruption regarding construction deal in Kigali city.

Zimbabwean lawmakers want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appear before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to allegations of high-level corruption raised by the auditor-general, according to reports monitored here on Thursday.