Angola's only female presidential candidate says women officials are merely cosmetic

Angola is gearing up to hold its fifth multiparty elections next week, and therefore this is a critical period for the incumbent President João Lourenço, as it will determine if he extends his five years in office. Lawyer and journalist Florebela Malaquias, who leads the Humanist Party of Angola is the only female among eight presidential candidates in the country. In an interview with the BBC's Tom Kavanagh, she says her decision to run is to improve the socio-economic situation of women in Angola.

Also, we still return to Kenya where the country’s ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga has declared the election results as null and void. The runner up candidate’s position is in line with four electoral commissioners who do not agree with the announcement by the head of the electoral commission Wafula Chebukati, in declaring Vice President William Ruto, as the winner of the poll.

Plus, Zimbabwean music artist, Nutty O who’s first album, Mustard Seed, was released last year and is still topping the country’s charts. He has been talking to DJ Edu, presenter of This Is Africa, on the BBC World Service.

Photo: Florebela Malaquias. Credit: Florebela Malaquias