rumours
about disagreements between Mr Conille and President Martelly. Vanessa Buschschluter has more.
Garry Conille took office in October after months of delay in forming a government. President Martelly's two previous candidates failed to get the necessary endorsement by the Haitian parliament, which is dominated by the opposition. His resignation is likely to worsen political
infighting
in Haiti as Mr Martelly and parliament struggle to agree on another candidate. It's also likely to further
slow down
reconstruction efforts after the earthquake which devastated much of the country two years ago.
A leading presidential candidate in Egypt, Abdul Moneim Abu al-Futuh, is recovering in hospital after an attack in which his car was stolen. Mr Abu al-Futuh was returning to Cairo after an election rally when he was attacked by three
masked
men. But members of his political campaign believe the attack may have been politically motivated.
Senegal has been holding a last day of campaigning for Sunday's presidential election, in which President Abdoulaye Wade, who's 85, is seeking a third term in office. As Mr Wade prepared to address his final election rally in the capital Dakar, a group of 100 women dressed in white marched through the city, declaring no to a third term.
Two Spanish military planes laden with half a billion dollars worth of silver and gold coins have left Florida for Spain after a lengthy legal battle. The coins were recovered from a Spanish