Africa's bid to stem corruption took a turn on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when the African Union, AU, placed on Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, the task of championing the war throughout the continent.
The Nigerian presidency on Wednesday said it was happy at the choice of Mr. Buhari even as the opposition People's Democratic Party, PDP, back at home stated its "deeply disappointing reaction to the inauguration of President Buhari as the continental anti-corruption Champion for the year 2018".
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