Africa highlights: Monday 27 November 2017, as it happened

Summary

About 500 wealthy Nigerians warned to regularise their tax affairs
Zimbabwe's ousted finance minister allegedly tried to defraud central bank
Mugabe's birthday declared a national holiday
Flight problems delay TP Mazembe's victory party
Turkish businessman captured by spies in Sudan
Dafur war crimes suspect arrested
Thousands of Somalis flee fighting
Dismissal of Sierra Leone's ex-deputy president was "illegal"
Rwanda to "increase chicken population by four million"
South African crowned Miss Universe

Live Reporting

Flora Drury and Farouk Chothia

Rwanda to get four million more chickenspublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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Rwanda is to increase its chicken population from seven to 11 million over the next five years as part of a bid to improve nutrition, the government has said.
Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana, the country's agricultural minister, announced the addition of the four million chickens last week, AllAfrica.com reported, external.
It will mean Rwanda's egg production will soar by 143% over the next few years.
Eggs - a cheap and effective source of protein and vitamins - could be key to helping improve Rwandans' nutrition.
A report released earlier this year suggested an egg a day might help undernourished young children grow to a healthy height.
It is estimated Rwandans currently eat about 13 eggs a year, AllAfrica said.
Sierra Leone ex-deputy's dismissal 'illegal'published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Chris Ewokor
BBC Africa, Abuja
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President Ernest Bai Koroma (L) had a frosty relationship with his sacked deputy, Samuel Sam-Sumana (R)
A regional court has ruled Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Kororma illegally dismissed his deputy, Samuel Sam-Sumana, in 2015, after accusing him of "abandoning" his duties by seeking political asylum in the US embassy.
The Economic Community of West African States' Court of Justice, based in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, ordered the government to pay Mr Sam-Sumana his full salary and perks since his dismissal.
Mr Sam-Sumana has demanded $250m (£190m), saying his sacking was unconstitutional because Sierra Leoneans voted for him to be the deputy president in a free and fair election.
Before his sacking, the governing All People's Congress expelled Mr Sam-Sumana. They accused him of fueling violence, and trying to form a breakaway party in his home district of Kono. He denied the allegation.
Mr Sam-Sumana said he sought protection the US embassy because of threats to his life after opposing an attempt to change the constitution allowing the president to run for a third term.
The government denied the allegation. It has not yet commented on the ruling.
Lion on the run in South Africa's Limpopo regionpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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People are being warned to take extra care by police
The hunt for a lion which escaped from a moving vehicle on Sunday is to resume this morning.
The lion apparently jumped from a trailer near Tzaneen, in South Africa's northern Limpopo province.
A second lion also made a run for it, but was caught after reportedly injuring its leg during the escape attempt.
People are being warned to keep away from the big cat should they spot it.
Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe told EyeWitness News, external:
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If a lion is on the loose, the lives of our people might be in danger. Let them pay extra care whenever they are moving around the area but on the same note, when they see it, let them immediately contact the nearest police station.”
Nairobi security stepped up ahead of inaugurationpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Wanyama wa Chebusiri
BBC Africa
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Opposition supporters have rejected President Kenyatta's victory
Dozens of armed security officers have been deployed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta for his second term in office.
Main opposition leader Raila Odinga plans to hold a memorial rally for victims of alleged police brutality less than 10km (about six miles) from the inauguration, despite the fact police have banned the event.
Mr Odinga boycotted the 26 October election re-run, saying conditions for a free and fair poll did not exist.
Mr Kenyatta won with 98% of the vote. The re-run was held after the Supreme Court annulled the election in August, saying it was marred by "irregularities and illegalities".
The government says more than 20 heads of state and government are expected to attend Mr Uhuru’s inauguration.
Last month, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights report said that 37 people - including a six-month-old baby girl, a seven-year-old boy, and an eight-year-old girl - were killed in violence following the 8 August election.
It accused the security forces of using excessive force, including live bullets, to quell opposition protests.
The security forces denied the allegation.
Miss Jamaica's afro praised on Twitterpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Miss South Africa may have taken the crown in last night's Miss Universe pageant - but everyone on Twitter was talking about another contestant.
Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett thrilled people across Africa and beyond after deciding to take to the stage with natural hair.
Ms Bennett's afro was praised as inspirational for thousands of little girls - and boys - watching around the world.
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Of course, South Africans are delighted to have their second-ever Miss Universe. You can read our earlier story by clicking here.
Last day to vote for 2017 BBC African Footballerpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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One of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane, Victor Moses and Mohamed Salah will be crowned winner on Monday, 11 December
Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year closes at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 27 November - so you still have time to choose your favourite if you have not already done so.
The five-man shortlist is comprised of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane, Victor Moses and Mohamed Salah.
Borussia Dortmund and Gabon striker Aubameyang is on the shortlist for the fifth consecutive year, while Liverpool's Senegalese star Mane is nominated for a third time.
Nigeria's Moses (Chelsea) makes the list for a second time, while Guinean Keita (RB Leipzig) and Egypt's Salah (Liverpool) feature for the first time.
The winner of this year's award will be announced on Monday, 11 December, live on BBC World TV and BBC World Service Radio, starting from 17:35 GMT.
The BBC Sport and BBC Africa websites will also carry the announcement.
- Vote for this year's African Footballer of the Year
Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universepublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned Miss Universe, making her only the second South African to ever win the crown.
In a message to the Johannesburg-based Times Live news site , externalafter her victory, she said:
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"South Africa, your support has been absolutely incredible. Just know that we haven't had a Miss Universe in 39 years, so this one is for you
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I hope to make you proud and I hope to be the physical representation of what a South African young woman is. And I can't say thank you enough for all the support I've been receiving."
Margaret Gardiner was the last South African to be crowned Miss Universe in 1978.
Miss Columbia was the first runner-up to Nel-Peters and Miss Jamica the second runner-up.
Holiday declared in honour of Mugabepublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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Mr Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980
Zimbabwe's government has declared ousted President Robert Mugabe's birthday an annual public holiday to honour his contribution to the nation, the state-run Herald newspaper reports
The decision to celebrate Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day on 21 February was gazetted on Friday - the day President Emmerson Mnangagwa took office, ending the 93-year-old Mr Mugbae's 37-year rule, it adds.
Mr Mugabe's government had decided in August to declare his birthday a national holiday, following intense lobbying by the ruling Zanu-PF party's youth wing, the Herald reports, external.
Mr Mugabe was forced out of office last week after pressure from the military and his Zanu-PF party.
Read: Mugabe and me
Today's wise wordspublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
Our African proverb of the day:
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He who bows down to view another person’s behind should know that he is also exposing his own."
A Fulani proverb sent by Sani Adamu in Turin, Italy
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Good morningpublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2017
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