•Judith Suminwa Tuluka The Democratic Republic of Congo’s planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka yesterday became the African nation’s first woman prime minister, state television announced. An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix Tshisekedi’s sweeping re-election on December 20,...
•Theresa May Former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, today announced that she will stand down as a member of parliament at the next general election, due to take place later this year. May, 67, is the most senior member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party to announce they will not seek re-election, reports AFP. […]
•Antonio Costa Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation today after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts. “The duties of prime minister are not compatible with any suspicion of my integrity,” Costa told a press conference after briefly speaking with President Marc...
Over 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied in the capital Dhaka today, police said, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote under a neutral government. Today’s rallies by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami,...