Tunisian leader hopeful amid protest

Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi is to take his oath of office after winning the country's first free presidential poll.

Public transport is paralysed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as taxi operators embark on a protest against higher parking fees in the city.

A woman leading protests over more than 200 girls abducted in northern Nigeria is detained, reportedly on the orders of the president's wife.

Daily Mail
Tanzania opposition leader arrested during protest
Sabahi Online
Tanzanian police arrested an opposition party leader and 32 party members for allegedly holding a demonstration without police approval, Tanzania's The Guardian reported Wednesday (January 28th).
Tanzanian police arrest leading opposition figure at rallyDaily Mail
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The Guardian
Tanzanian police question Masai protest leader before rally
The Guardian
Police in Tanzania broke up a peaceful gathering of hundreds of Masai last week and questioned one of the leaders of a burgeoning campaign against plans to turn their ancestral homeland into a hunting ground for members of the United Arab Emirates royal ...

Ernesto Yeboah's lawyer says that charges that he breached lockdown rules were "baseless".

Citizen TV
Tanzania Picks New Leader Amid Fears of Dispute Over Result
Bloomberg
Tanzanians began voting Sunday for a successor to President Jakaya Kikwete as fears grow that the outcome of the closest election in a half-century in Africa's third-biggest gold producer may trigger unrest. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party's John ...
Tanzanians vote peacefullyDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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The Guardian Nigeria
Top South Sudan leader reunites with rivals amid war
Zee News
Juba: Top South Sudanese politician Pagan Amum, arrested and sacked as secretary general of the ruling party as civil war erupted 18-months ago, was reinstated to his post on Tuesday. The return of Amum, once one of the most influential leaders of the ...
Pagan Amum rejoins ruling SPLM faction and is reinstated as secretary-generalRadio Tamazuj
S/Sudan: Former ruling party Pagan Amum arrives in Juba to meet Salva...

The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Tanzania's new leader calls for unity amid opposition fraud claims
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
John Pombe Magufuli. Photo: uchaguziccm Tanzania's new leader John Magufuli called for unity Friday after winning hotly contested polls the opposition claimed to have won, and amid tensions after Zanzibar annulled polls. “I promise to deliver my ...
Sports fraternity lauds MagufuliDaily News | The National Newspaper (press...