Those are our current top stories the stream is coming up next and well be back in just under half an hours time hope to see them by. Hi im femi ok and youre in the stream today a political crisis in ethiopia the state of emergency has been declared after the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister we ask whats next i really could be glad if youre joining us live on you tube send us your questions and your columns and ill do my best to get them into today show. A hectic few days last week was thrown into political crisis it began on wednesday with the release of several high profile Political Prisoners including opposition leaders and journalists and what observe a saw as a concession to a street protest movement that has swept the country of over the last three years the following day Prime Minister. Suddenly resigned in what many saw as a further concession but then on friday a state of emergency was declared confusing the picture and leaving many ethiopians wondering what hes going
The north is to send its highest ranking official for years to the south to the games. Here he is kim yong nam, the ceremonial head of state, will lead a 22 member delegation to the south beginning on friday. It comes as the two nations put on an unprecedented show of sporting collaboration today, fielding a joint womens ice hockey team. It played an International Friendly against sweden. The bbcs laura bicker reports. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a Political Drama or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden. Willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched, i feel so good because i felt the passion of the players and it felt like we were one together. But this teams formation has been controversial. The south korean hockey coach has had to tell players she has worked with for years that they have lost thei
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. He has previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. He is swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly, at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family the guptas has fuelled allegations of massive corruption. State capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But, in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Ever
Welcome to bbc news. In a crucial week for talks with the eu over future trade arrangements, the home secretary says the uk will not surrender too quickly in its bid for a bespoke deal. Amber rudd also hit out at the brexiteer conservative mps, saying the cabinet was more united on brexit than they might think. Tomorrow the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier will be in london for talks later in the week a Cabinet Committee will be seeking to agree on future policy. Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier reports. Putting the uk on the world map, the Prime Ministers been preparing for life outside the eu, taking tea in china, and helping to secure billions of pounds of business deals. But reaching agreement on the other side of the world perhaps much easier than solving disagreements in her own cabinet, amid claims of disunity about the type of brexit they want. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, which is the committee that meet in order to help make these decisions and is meet
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. Hes previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. Hes swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption state capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, Cyril Ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Everyone ag