Election of Speaker: Muntaka Mubarak throws punch, 'snatches' ballot box

From just after midnight on 7 January and for three hours, there was confusion in Parliament over the election of Speaker.
Judith Babirye, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and Kato Lubwama
Why celebrities are rushing into politics in Uganda
In 2015, Judith Babirye, a popular gospel artiste, announced that she would contest for the Buikwe Woman MP seat in 2016.
President Kenyatta (R) and his deputy Ruto (L) have fallen out
Two killed in Kenya's political clash
Two people have been killed and several injured in clashes between supporters of Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and those backing his deputy, William Ruto.
Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie
Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie to vie for presidency on opposition ticket
Ivory Coast’s 86-year-old former president Henri Konan Bedie said Sunday that “age is an asset” ahead of being declared his opposition party’s candidate for October’s tense presidential election.
Jerry John Rawlings
Rawlings hits back at Kwesi Adu, challenges him to ‘open his mind and eyes’
The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has taken a swipe at one Mr. Kwesi Adu, asking him to open his “mind and eyes to some political machinations and vicious politics” in Ghana.
Mr Kablan had served as Vice-President since 2017
Ivory Coast Vice-President Daniel Kablan resigns
Ivory Coast's Vice-President Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned. His resignation follows the sudden death of the Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly last week.
Former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang
Confirmed: Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is Mahama’s running mate
Former President John Mahama has settled on former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as his running mate for the 2020 elections, Starrfm.com.gh can confirm.