Summary

  • SA denies bribery allegation connected to 2010 World Cup

  • African Development Bank elects Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina as president

  • Europe suspends election monitoring in Burundi

  • Finishing touches made ahead of Nigeria inauguration

  • Controversial changes to SA president's home were 'security upgrades'

  1. Nigerian successpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Nigeria's outgoing finance minister is celebrating the election of a Nigerian as the next president of the African Development Bank:

  2. Spot the Nigerian leaderpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Picture snapped by one of the BBC team getting ready for tomorrow's inauguration in Nigeria's capital, Abuja:

    And a close up of the men of the moment:

  3. SA World Cup 'bribe' updatepublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    BBC Africa correspondent, Port Elizabeth

  4. Full SA statementpublished at 11.38

    Here's the full statement by South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula over allegations of bribery in securing the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 

    Click on the tweet to see it in more detail.

  5. SA: We will work with investigationpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula has repeated the denial that any bribe was paid to help secure the hosting of the 2010 World Cup:

    The minster said that the government will cooperate with an investigation into the allegations:

    He added that the allegation could damage South Africa's ability to host events in the future:

  6. 'No money paid' in 2010published at 11:18 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula has been speaking about the allegation that a $10m (£6.5m) bribe was organised for Fifa officials to help secure South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup:

  7. Kenyans on national prayer breakfastpublished at 10.04

    Janet Onyango, BBC Monitoring

    Kenya's national prayer breakfast attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta is a trending on Twitter and people are divided about the ongoing event. 

    Many have dismissed the breakfast:

    But there has been some praise:

  8. 'Don't panic' about Fifa allegationspublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    A spokesman for South Africa's Football Association says the bribery allegations over the awarding of the 2010 World Cup is nonsense: