Woman leader: President Felix Tshisekedi appoints Judith Tuluk | Bloomberg

Woman leader: President Felix Tshisekedi appoints Judith Tuluka Suminwa as the next prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first female to hold the role in the world’s second-biggest copper producer. https://bloom.bg/3TFjevS

Corruption arrests: South African Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula lost a court bid to prevent the authorities from detaining her over allegations of corruption, and now faces arrest. https://bloom.bg/4aeKjNx

Egyptian presidency: Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi was sworn in for a third term as expectations build for a change of course after a $50 billion international bailout warded off the worst economic crisis in decades. https://bloom.bg/4aH3pM5

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