[Deutsche Welle] Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara is tipped to win the presidential election in Ivory Coast, but results are not in yet. Still, one important albeit preliminary figure has been put out by the electoral commission.
[This Day] Shares of Africa's biggest mobile operator, MTN Group, fell for a second day on Tuesday, easing 4.2 per cent to 159.98 rand on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), as investors scrambled to cut their losses following the news of the N1.04 trillion ($5.2 billion) fine imposed on the company's Nigerian subsidiary.
[The Star] Experts have warned Kenyans to eat less nyama choma, sausages, bacon and other processed meats after the World Health Organisation said they can cause cancer.
[Al Jazeera] A Congolese opposition coalition has called for a "civil disobedience" protest after voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to extend his three-decade rule.
[The Star] Deputy President William Ruto yesterday said the ICC has failed to prove he orchestrated the bloodletting during the 2007 post-election violence.
[AIM] Maputo -The Sofala Provincial Court, sitting in Beira, on Monday sentenced four members of a kidnap gang to between ten and 22 years imprisonment, reports Tuesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his emergence as the 51st Ooni of Ife and successor to the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade.