Several thousand opposition supporters marched through the capital of Armenia on Friday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation over his handling of last year’s war with Azerbaijan which many see as a national humiliation. Columns of people angry with the prime minister flooded the streets of central Yerevan, waving Armenian flags and chanting anti-government
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Togo ’s prime minister and his government have resigned , the West African nation ’ s presidency said late Friday . President Faure Gnassingbe congratulated prime minister Komi Selom Klassou and his team for their “economic , political and social efforts and the encouraging results despite the health crisis around the world” , a statement
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The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation due to health issues. The 65 year old has suffered for many years from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, he said. According to Abe, his condition had worsened recently and did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and
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Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders said.“We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control,” the leader, who requested anonymity, told AFP. He added that the pair had been “arrested” at Keita’s residence in the
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived unharmed an assassination attempt using explosives in the capital Khartoum Monday, said his top aide. “An explosion hit as Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s car was driving by but thank God no one was hurt,” said Ali Bakhit, the prime minister’s office director. AFP
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