Tanzanian President John Magufuli sacked two senior officials late on Monday after they failed to recall immediately how much money was allocated by the government in their respective districts for public road construction projects.
Sacked members of Catalonia's regional government are appearing at Spain's high court to face rebellion and sedition charges, after October's disputed independence referendum.
Theresa May is set to select a new Defence Secretary after Sir Michael Fallon became the first scalp of the sexual harassment scandal sweeping Westminster.
A military court in Cameroon sentenced an opposition leader on Monday to 25 years in prison, his lawyer and Amnesty International said and denounced the trial as politically motivated.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati has declared President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the October 26 repeat presidential election.Â