Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Hailemariam Desalegn had been Ethiopia’s prime minister since 2012 The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, has resigned unexpectedly in an effort to end years of unrest and political upheaval. In a televised address, he said his resignation was “vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would […]
Media captionCheers and song as Ramaphosa elected South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa’s president a day after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned. He was the only candidate nominated in parliament on Thursday so no vote was needed to make him president. MPs from the ruling African National Congress broke into song at […]
Media captionBullet holes were visible in the windows of vehicle, which appears to have crashed into a concrete barrier At least one person has reportedly been shot and wounded and one suspect taken into custody at the US National Security Agency’s headquarters. Gunfire rang out after a black SUV pulled up at the entrance to […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Jacob Zuma has been president of South Africa since 2009 South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has formally asked President Jacob Zuma to resign for the sake of the country. But despite the ANC’s top leadership deciding to “recall” him “urgently”, the scandal-hit Mr Zuma was still in power […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many in the ANC hope that removing Mr Zuma will boost the party’s chances in the 2019 elections Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Wreckage was found in a snowy field south-east of Moscow A Russian passenger plane has crashed after leaving Moscow’s Domodedovo airport with 71 people on board. The Saratov Airlines jet vanished minutes after take-off and crashed near the village of Argunovo, about 80km (50 miles) south-east of Moscow. All those […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who is detained in China, gave a video interview in which he condemned Stockholm. It’s not clear if he was speaking under duress. State media in China have accused Sweden of a movie-style plot to spirit away detained bookseller Gui Minhai, who has Swedish citizenship. The […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption More than 200 princes, ministers and businessmen were held in the purge A luxury Saudi hotel that served as a detention centre for dozens of princes and top officials held in a corruption drive since November has reopened. Reception staff at the five-star Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh told the BBC the […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong was seated near US Vice-President Mike Pence at the opening ceremony US Vice-President Mike Pence has skipped a dinner at which he was due to share a table with North Korea’s ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam. Mr Pence briefly encountered Mr Kim but […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Haiti has never fully recovered from the 2010 earthquake that killed thousands of people One of the UK’s biggest charities has denied allegations it covered up the use of prostitutes by its aid workers in Haiti. Responding to a report in The Times newspaper, Oxfam admitted that the behaviour of […]
