African Newspapers: 8 things you need to know this morning

African Newspapers: 8 things you need to know this morning

Good morning! Here are 8 things you need to know this morning:

1. The Nigerian party called the All Progressives Congress has “declared that a corrupt government is worse than armed robbery.” The leader of the party explained that security goes beyond having the best Police Force and the military, adding that it involves strong economic management, which include zero tolerance for corruption as well as leadership by example.
2. In Kenya, the Mandera Governor Ali Roba has issued an alert over increased movement of Al-Shabaab terror cells along the Kenya-Somalia border. Mr Roba warned that it was only a matter of time before the terrorists could find their way into other parts of the country if nothing is done to contain them.
3. The Congolese Government has issued a statement through its spokesperson Mr Mende that the leaders of the youth movements, Balai Citoyen and Y en a mare are to be deported back to their countries and that their Congolese counterparts are to be kept in prison.
4. In a conference on the 17th of march, the Senegalese president Macky sall has confirmed that their will be a referendum of the duration of his mandate, which could see his mandate reduced from 7 to 5 years.

1. The Tunisian security forces have managed to neutralise an offessnsive by terrorists who attacked « le musée national du Bardo” yesterday afternoon in Tunis. 22 people were killed in the assualt.
2.  CNN reveals that the South AFrican president Jacob Zuma is better paid than many of the first world country leaders, infact should the continent be proud of that ? can an African country afford such amounts as salaries within the context of poverty and joblessness?
3. representatives from about 10 political parties in Ivory coast or cote d’ivoire, from the oppostion parties have announced the creation of coalition against the ivorian president Mr ouatara. The aim of this coalition is win the coming elections. Unity is a good thing but will it last? In Africa Money does talk.
4. Cairo is the most developed Metro in Africa according to a PWC report published on Tuesday . the Egyptian capital was placed first followed by Tunis, Johannesburg, Casablanca and Alger in the list of 20 cities