Buhari secures historic election victory in Nigeria

The 72-year-old Buhari built an early lead in northern state [AP]

Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first Nigerian to defeat a sitting president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's most populous nation and its biggest economy.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from the capital Abuja, said Buhari was declared the winner after he gained 2.7 million more votes than his rival, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.

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The declaration will only change the hydro-politics of the Nile if Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan walk the talk.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi bids farewell to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn [EPA]

Ukraine agrees cheaper short-term gas deal with Russia

Ukraine has signed a new short-term agreement to buy gas from Russia at a lower price, despite the ongoing conflict in the east of the country.

Ukraine will pay $248 per thousand cubic metres over the next three months down from the $329 it had been paying in the first quarter of this year.
Talks will continue to find a permanent solution to the long-running pricing dispute.
Ukraine said it would still be required to pre-pay Russia for its gas supplies.
Kiev accuses Moscow of supporting separatists rebels in eastern Ukraine in a conflict that began in November 2013 and has left the country in a precarious economic situation.
However Ukraine's energy minister, Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Ukraine's state gas company, Naftogaz, had been able to reach a short term agreement with Russian gas giant, Gazprom.
Previously Russia has threatened to cut off Ukraine's energy supplies over unmet bills.

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Buhari the winner, Jega the hero

Buhari is the first man to overthrow - by the ballot - a sitting Nigerian president.

Buhari's victory triggered wild jubilation among his supporters all over the country, writes Soyombo [Getty]

Buhari praises Jonathan in landmark Nigeria poll