An audit of the Kenyan ministry in charge of policing has found that at least $1.7m (£1.3m) may have been lost following irregularities in the purchase of shoes for police officers.

It found that amounts for the items were inflated and that receipts were falsified.

The audit also found that the cost of 4,420 motorcycles bought for the police had been inflated.

The ministry's records show that there was a plan to buy 26,500 pairs of shoes but the payment vouchers show money was paid for 78,000 pairs, Kenya's NTV station tweets:

The report says that ministry officials defended the payments by claiming that the extra shoes were for police trainees and another police unit.

Auditor General Edward Ouko said the audit discovered forged documents and that a physical inspection found some police officers had worn-out shoes:

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The man who led Cameroon to the Africa Cup of Nations crown this year has told the BBC he has no idea if his contract will be extended.

Hugo Broos described his situation as "a soap", after leaked documents revealed the country's football authorities want him out.

The final decision rests with Cameroon's sports minister.

Broos told the BBC's World Football that he wants to know one way or the other by 15 December.

"I don't know now what will happen," Broos told the BBC.

"I'm waiting now, this is something that is not serious, it's something to laugh [at], it's a soap, what happens now in Cameroon."

He says his contract, salary and expenses should all be resolved by 15 December, whether he remains in the role or not.

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Some 378,397 schoolgirls aged between 10 and 19 got pregnant in Kenya since July last year, according to a UN report quoted by the privately-owned Daily Nation newspaper. , external

The report, which was put together by the UN population agency, says that 28,932 of the girls are aged between 10 and 14.

The report blamed conductors of popular matatus (mini-buses) and riders of boda bodas (motorcycle taxis) of preying on the schoolgirls.

It also blamed "discos at funerals" and child marriages for the pregnancies.

UN population agency official Kigen Kori called on the government to improve health education in schools to tackle the problem, the Daily Nation reports.

He added:

Milton Nkosi
BBC Africa, Johannesburg

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One of the heroes of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Laloo Chiba, has died aged 87.

He suffered a mild heart attack a few days ago and was hospitalised.

Mr Chiba was once a platoon commander of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), which was formed in 1912 to fight white minority rule in South Africa.

He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment and was jailed on Robben Island, alongside the late Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and many others who fought racism.

Mr Chiba is survived by his wife Luxmi, three daughters and grandchildren.

A newspaper article - which reports on a pledge by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to end poverty this year - is doing the rounds on Twitter, causing a bit of a spat between a leading opposition politician and a government spokesman.

Mugisha Muntu, the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), tweeted the article:

It is unclear when the article was published, but government spokesman Ofwono Opondo fired back, saying Mr Muntu had promised to change structures of the FDC, the main opposition party.

He asked Mr Muntu: "Did you?"

President Museveni, 73, who has ruled the East African nation since 1986, recently defended a push to remove presidential age limits in Uganda, saying that it would help deal with the leadership crisis in Africa.

The opposition says he is behaving like a dictator who wants to be in office for life.

A High Court judge has ordered South Africa's chief prosecutor, Shaun Abrahams, to vacate his post.

Judge Dunstan Mlambo also stripped President Jacob Zuma of the power to appoint Mr Abrahams' successor because of corruption charges pending against him.

The new chief prosecutor should be appointed by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa within 90 days, he ruled.

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Three campaign groups - Freedom Under Law‚ Corruption Watch and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution - went to court to ask for Mr Abrahams' appointment to be set aside.

He was chosen for the post by Mr Zuma in 2015.

In October, the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by a lower court that Mr Zuma should be tried on 18 counts of corruption over a multi-billion dollar arms deal negotiated in 1999.

Mr Abrahams' critics accused him of dragging his feet in the case, rather than moving swiftly to put Mr Zuma on trial.

He always maintained that he acted professionally.

Mr Zuma has been dogged by numerous corruption allegations for more than a decade. He denies all wrongdoing.

Read: Zuma - South Africa's controversial leader

Thomas Naadi
BBC Africa, Accra

Health officials in Ghana have confirmed that four students died of swine flu following an outbreak of the disease at a high school in the second city, Kumasi.

A total of 12 out of 19 students at the Kumasi Academy School tested positive for the H1N1 virus, an acute respiratory infection, the health ministry said.

Initially, the ministry suspected an outbreak of meningitis after more than 40 students complained of fever-like conditions.

It caused panic and parents stopped sending their children to school, especially after four students died.

There are fears that the disease could spread but Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu said no new cases have been reported.

Vaccines would be sent to the school to contain the spread, he said.

Officials have urged parents to send their children back to school.

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Zimbabwe's central bank has ordered that the bank accounts of two top allies of ousted President Robert Mugabe be frozen, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports. , external

In a directive sent to the country's financial institutions, it ordered them to "identity and freeze" all accounts run by former government ministers Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere.

The two were influential members of a faction within the ruling Zanu-PF party which backed former First Lady Grace Mugabe's campaign to succeed her husband.

The whereabouts of the two have been unclear since last month's military takeover, which forced Mr Mugabe, 93, to resign after 37 years in power.

The central bank's directive also ordered that all accounts of companies where the two former ministers are directors "or have a known beneficial interest" be frozen.

Mr Moyo, who was the higher education minister, has tweeted that the directive "spells doom for ordinary people and the businesses".

He said due process had not been followed:

Read: Five ways to revive Zimbabwe's economy

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BBC News, Johannesburg

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A leading contender to replace South Africa's President Jacob Zuma as head of the governing African National Congress (ANC) has waded into a controversy about a rape case from over a decade ago.

Mr Zuma was acquitted of raping Fezekile Kuzwayo - the daughter of an old family friend - in 2006, before becoming president in 2009.

Now, as the governing ANC prepares to choose a new leader, Mr Zuma’s deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, has spoken publically of his concerns about the case.

Talking on a local radio station, external, Mr Ramaphosa praised Ms Kuzwayo’s courage for taking the case to court.

Asked about her allegation of rape, he said: “Yes, I would believe her.”

Mr Zuma maintained during his trial that he had consensual sex with Ms Kuzwayo, and a High Court judge acquitted him.

Ms Kuzwayo fled abroad and later died, but controversy surrounding the case has lingered.

Reaction to Mr Ramaphosa’s comments has been mixed.

Plenty of South Africans believe President Zuma has serious character flaws.

But others point out that Mr Ramaphosa has served as his deputy since 2014, and say he’s only speaking out now to enhance his own political fortunes in an increasingly bitter succession battle.

Mr Zuma is stepping down as ANC leader at its national conference, due to start on 16 December.

Read: Ramaphosa - the man who wants to make South Africa great

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