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Mar
13
2024
By SARAH MORLAND
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry resigned. Who will replace him?

Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry resigned. Who will replace him?

WORLD
HAITI'S embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation, effective once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed. HOW DID HENRY RESIGN? A U.S. official said the decision for Henry's resignation was made on Friday, though he did not officially tender it to his cabinet until Monday evening and later issued an official video address. Henry had traveled to Kenya in late February to secure support for an international security mission to fight Haiti's powerful armed gangs, but violence in the capital escalated during his absence and left him stranded in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Widespread protests have…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis

NEWS
COOPER INVEEN and FRANCIS KOKOROKO MORE than 1,000 protesters marched through Ghana's capital Accra, calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo amid an economic crisis that has hammered the cedi currency and seen fuel and food costs spiral to record levels. Filing past police in riot gear, the red-clad crowd waved placards and chanted 'Akufo-Addo must go' and 'IMF no' in reference to the government's ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars to prop up the economy. The president last week sought to reassure Ghanaians that the authorities would get the country's finances back on track after consumer inflation…
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Oct
21
2022
By The African Mirror
UK’s Sunak, Mordaunt in running to be next PM – Sky

UK’s Sunak, Mordaunt in running to be next PM – Sky

NEWS
RISHI Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, two contenders in Britain's previous leadership contest this year, are believed to be in the running to become the nation's next prime minister following Liz Truss's resignation on Thursday, Sky News reported. Separately the Guardian's political editor reported former minister Michael Gove was "ruled out" for the leadership. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Apr
14
2022
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast President to name slimmed-down govt

Ivory Coast President to name slimmed-down govt

NEWS
IVORY COAST Prime Minister Patrick Achi tabled his resignation and that of his government as President Alassane Ouattara plans to slim down the size of the cabinet, Ouattara said. Ouattara said he would reduce the government to around 30 ministers from the current 41, with new appointments to be made next week to govern the world's top cocoa producer. The president is expected to address a joint session of the West African country's parliament on April 19, a government spokesman told Reuters. Alassane Ouattara. PIcture: Flickr "It is imperative to reduce state spending and re-focus on social and security resilience,"…
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May
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s public prosecutor resigns

Sudan’s public prosecutor resigns

NEWS
SUDAN’S Sovereign Council accepted the resignation of the public prosecutor and relieved the head of the judiciary from her position, according to a council statement. No reason for the decision was given, though the statement noted that Public Prosecutor Tajalsir al-Hibir had repeatedly asked to step down. The council made the announcement less than a week after two protesters were killed at demonstrations marking the anniversary of a deadly raid on a protest site during the 2019 uprising that toppled former president Omar al-Bashir. Reaction to last week's killings is seen as a test of the fragile relationship between civilian…
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