Description
Added on the 14/12/2017 12:07:38 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ANC party start a five-day meeting in Johannesburg to elect their new leader in a divisive race seen as a pivotal moment in the country's post-apartheid history. IMAGES
Delegates from different branches of the ANC ruling party in South Africa sing and chant while entering the venue of the ANC elective conference in Johannesburg. IMAGES
South Africa's ruling ANC expels its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings. "Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not yet severed his membership," ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the US Capitol, on the sidelines of NATO's 75th anniversary summit. IMAGES
Heads of state and guests arrive as South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is set to be sworn in for a new five-year term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. IMAGES