ANC moves to oust Zuma, Germany to halt arms exports to countries mired in Yemen conflict

Further afield: Keep your eye on South Africa this week. The ruling African National Congress has started taking steps to kick Jacob Zuma out of his second “scandal-hit presidency,” writes the Financial TImes, “paving the way for Cyril Ramaphosa, its newly elected leader, to take over the helm and accelerate a clean-out of corruption in government.” Bloomberg also has the story.

Germany’ will immediately stop approving arms exports to countries participating in the war in Yemen, DW reports. The move is expected to include Saudi Arabia — one of Germany’s biggest weapons customers — the UAE, and Pakistan. Egypt, which has resisted efforts to drag it into the fighting, will not be included on the list.