Madagascar MPs vote to sack leader

Madagascar's ex-President Marc Ravalomanana returns from a five-year exile in South Africa, with unconfirmed reports saying he is under arrest.

A US-trained economist is elected the president of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, defeating incumbent Abdirahman Farole by one vote.

Congo-Brazzaville's president says he will hold a referendum over the controversial issue of changing the constitution to allow for a third term.

South African opposition party leader Julius Malema and 11 of his MPs are suspended from parliament without pay for heckling the president.

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Tanzanian MPs vote for sacking of ministers involved in multi-billion dradt
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Scores of Kenyan MPs are preparing to visit The Hague to back President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is due to appear at the International Criminal Court.

After a delay of about 50 minutes, President Goodluck Jonathan has had his biometric voter card verified.

>A campaign for Rwandan President Paul Kagame to seek a third term has begun with allies suggesting a constitutional change to allow him to run in 2017.

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