Tanzania Assembly speaker resigns

The speaker of Tanzania's National Assembly has resigned a day after offering apologies for having criticised President Suluhu over her international loans policy. Nigeria classifies bandits groups responsible for kidnappings and attacks as terrorist groups. Ivorian ministers without a Covid-19 test certificate are prevented from attending a cabinet meeting. Our correspondents in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Kenya give us their overview of the news in the year ahead. Kenyan broadcaster Waihiga Mwaura reflects on what the recent row over KFC French Fries says about farming in his country.

(Photo: Former National Assembly speaker Job Ndugai. Credit: BUNGE/TANZANIA)