Four former Nigerian governors accused of corruption are on the run from the anti-graft agency, after their terms of office expired on Tuesday. Elected officials enjoy immunity from prosecution while in power. The runaway governors did not hand over power in inauguration ceremonies held across the country.

Niger's parliament voted Prime Minister Hama Amadou's government out of office on Thursday after opponents accused it of complicity in a corruption scandal that has shaken the world's poorest country. A majority of 62 deputies in the 113-seat national assembly backed a no-confidence vote, which meant the government of the landlocked West African state was automatically obliged to resign under the constitution.

The annual G8 summit of wealthiest nations has become something of a talking shop for 'what to do about Africa' as successive G8 presidencies attempt to come up with fresh solutions to the continent's hardships. After a strong focus on aid and debt relief at the 2005 summit in Gleneagles, this year's summit in Germany will see a return to a recurring theme in G8-African relations: the need to reward good governance with greater investment for long-term growth.

"The Old Man is strong!" is a favourite chant of supporters of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, whose rule over the West African state looks set to become stronger still in parliamentary polls. An opposition boycott of the polls will leave the field clear for a sweeping victory by the octogenarian president's Sopi coalition, whose name means "change".

The United Nations Foundation is recruiting an Executive Director Women & Population Program. the director will, among other things, lead the development and funding of a coalition that will work to expand the community of champions for adolescent girls in the developing world and develop, and secure support and funding for, a clearly defined set of goals regarding education, economic empowerment, and protection from HIV/AIDs and child marriage.