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Kenyan petitioners seek election overturn

Bloomberg A Kenyan politician and two activists lodged separate petitions at the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of results from last month’s presidential-election rerun, arguing the vote was illegal and wasn’t free and fair. Harun Mwau, a former lawmaker, filed a petition challenging the validity of the vote result, Judiciary spokeswoman Lilian Mueni said by phone from the capital, Nairobi. ...

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Polish PM, Kaczynski discuss cabinet revamp

Bloomberg Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, seeking to move past reports that she may soon be dismissed, met ruling-party leader and potential successor Jaroslaw Kaczynski to discuss plans for a ministerial shakeup in her cabinet. The changes envisage reorganization of some ministries and personnel changes, government spokesman Rafal Bochenek told PAP news agency after the late on Monday meeting. The ...

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Mugabe’s wife rises to pinnacle of power in Zimbabwe

Bloomberg Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired a vice president who his wife Grace accused of plotting against her husband for the second time in three years, highlighting the first lady’s rise to the pinnacle of power in the southern African nation. The dramatic dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday came a day after Grace Mugabe publicly accused the former spy ...

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