Africa highlights: Wednesday 9 November 2016 as it happened

Summary

Trump must show 'Mandela's magnanimity'
Liberia's leader 'worried' about his presidency
Fears about Trump's aid and trade policies
Historic win for Somali-American in state elections
Nigerian televangelist ridiculed over poll 'prophesy'
Wole Soyinka challenged to destroy green card
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Dickens Olewe and Farouk Chothia

Will US actor flee Trump's America?published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
The rhetoric of Donald Trump got some Americans to say that they would consider relocating to another country if the real estate billionaire was elected president.
US actor Samuel L. Jackson said in 2015 that he would move to South Africa.
Following Trump's win South Africa's Eyewitness News is reminding Mr Jackson of his comments and even offering to pick him at the airport:
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Kagame: Trump's victory 'well earned'published at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Congratulatory messages from African leaders continue to stream in for Donald Trump following his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says he looked forward to work with Mr Trump:
Gabon's President Ali Bongo has also congratulated Mr Trump:
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South Sudan's ex-VP welcomes Trump winpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
South Sudan's sacked Vice-President Riek Machar has welcomed Mr Trump's victory in the US presidential election, saying on his Facebook page, external that it will herald the "demise of African dictators" .
Troops loyal to Mr Machar and his rival President Salva Kiir have been involved in heavy fighting in South Sudan, leaving more than a million homeless.
Conflict erupted in 2013 after Mr Kiir accused Mr Machar of plotting a coup, an allegation he denied.
The US was a staunch supporter of South Sudan's independence from Islamic-ruled Sudan in 2011.
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Mr Machar (C) has fled South Sudan because of conflict
Five reasons Trump wonpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Very few people thought Trump would actually run, then he did. They thought he wouldn't climb in the polls, then he did. They said he wouldn't win any primaries, then he did. They said he wouldn't win the Republican nomination, then he did.
Now he's been elected US president.
The BBC's Anthony Zurcher has identified five reasons for his unexpected victory.
Read them here
Malian Muslim congratulates Trumppublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Mr Trump had threatened during the election campaign to prevent Muslims from entering the US, but that has not stopped the son of Mali's president from congratulating him:
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Read: Five ways world could change
Museveni congratulates Trumppublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Uganda's leader has tweeted his reaction to Mr Trump's convincing victory in the US presidential election:
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Kenya's leader: 'Americans have spoken'published at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Donald Trump and defeated candidate Hillary Clinton.
In a statement, he said:
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The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. They have chosen Donald Trump as their 45th President.
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Kenya congratulates Mr Trump for his victorious campaign, and his main opponent, Mrs Hillary Clinton, for her valiant effort.
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The ties that bind Kenya and the United States of America are close and strong. They are old, and based in the values that we hold dear: in democracy, in the rule of law, and in the equality of peoples.
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These values remain dear to the peoples of both nations, and so our friendship will endure."
Read: Astonishing new chapter
Obama's half-brother celebrates Trump's winpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Malik Obama, the Muslim half-brother of outgoing US President Barack Obama, has taken to Twitter to celebrate Donald Trump's win against Hillary Clinton.
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Malik, who holds American citizenship, surprised many in July when he said that he would be voting for Mr Trump instead of Mrs Clinton, his brother's preferred candidate.
He was later invited by the Republican candidate as his guest in one of his presidential debates with Mrs Clinton.
After tweeting about Mr Trump's win, Malik, who has accused the US president for not caring about his relatives in Kenya, sent out another tweet attacking Mr Obama:
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'Trump is hired'published at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
News of Donald Trump's surprise win is dominating the websites of Kenyan and Ugandan newspapers came in late for newspapers in East Africa to publish in the print edition, they are now reporting the news on their websites.
The Standard in Kenya takes a phrase from reality TV show, The Apprentice, in which he starred, to highlight his victory:
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And here are the headlines of two other leading newspapers:
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Zuma looks forward to working with Trumppublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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South Africa's president has joined the list of African leaders congratulating Mr Trump on his election as the 45th president of the US:
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What Trump said about South Africapublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
A newspaper publisher in South Africa has tweeted:
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Mr Trump's victory has clearly left this South African journalist despondent:
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Well, Mr Trump's supporters are elated, and he addressed them as US President-elect:
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'I will be president for all Americans'
Sisi congratulates Trumppublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has become the first North African leader to congratulate Mr Trump on his stunning victory in the US presidential election
In a statement, Mr Sisi's office said he wished Mr Trump the best in his new position and invited him to visit Egypt at the earlier opportunity.
Mr Sisi took power in a coup in 2014.
TB Joshua's Clinton win 'prophesy' falls flatpublished at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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The prophesy predicted a woman would win the US election
Prominent Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua "prophesy" that Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump has turned out to be wrong.
He had said in a Facebook post that Mrs Clinton would win by a narrow margin. Well, the post has been deleted and people are mocking the televangelist on Twitter:
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TB Josuha is one of the most influential and controversial clerics in Africa, with many of his followers believing that his "prophecies" come true.
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Read: TB Joshua profile
Will Wole Soyinka cut up his green card?published at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Mr Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986
Nigeria's Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka promised last week that he will cut up his green card if Mr Trump emerged as winner of the US presidential election.
The green card is a permanent residence permit for the US - prized by many African immigrants to the US.
People on Twitter are waiting to see whether Mr Soyinka will do it, and they are poking fun at him:
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Pollsters must do 'soul-searching'published at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
A foreign correspondent in South Africa's main city Johannesburg has tweeted the US embassy's reaction to Mr Trump's victory:
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SA fears import tariff rise after Trump winpublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Mr Trump proved the polls wrong by beating Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump's presidency could lead to an extra 15% import tariff imposed on South African goods landing in the US, a South African economist has warned, the Fin24 news site reports, external.
This would break a 100-year agreement on a 20% tariff, raising it to 35% and making South African goods seem too expensive, University of the Witwatersrand academic Tinashe Chuchu is quoted as saying.
"If it spikes by 15% it would discourage foreign nations from doing business," he said.
This could have a negative effect on South Africa's economy with less income and fewer jobs the likely result, Mr Chuchu added.
Read: How Trump won
Historic win for Somali-American womanpublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Ilhan Omar has made history by becoming the first Somali female legislator in the United States.
Ms Omar will be a lawmaker in the US state of Minnesota after winning House District 60B, which comprises parts of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, south-east Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio News‎ reports, external.
Her win carries a "huge symbolic importance in Minnesota", where many Somali immigrants live, the report says.
It came just days after Donald Trump accused Somali immigrants in the state of "spreading extremism".
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Ms Omar said she would be a voice of the "marginalized", the Associated Press news agency reports.
"I think I bring the voice of young people," she said. "I think I bring the voice of women in the East African community. I bring the voice of Muslims. I bring the voice of young mothers looking for opportunities," she said.
Tanzania's leader congratulates Trumppublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Mr Trump was an outsider in the presidential contest
Tanzania's president has tweeted his reaction to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election:
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Burundi's leader has also congratulated Mr Trump:
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Today's wise wordspublished at 09:00
Our African proverb of the day:
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A small plate goes and a small plate returns. "
A Shona proverb from Zimbabwe sent by Francis Muzofa, Windhoek, Namibia.
Click here to send us your African proverbs.
Good morningpublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Welcome to BBC Africa Live where we will bring you the latest news from around the continent, especially reactions to Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election.