CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC- Following series of pressure from regional leaders, coupled with unrest which has claimed the lives of thousands in the Central African Republic, Michel Djotodia, the Interim President of the country has resigned along with his prime minister.

Djotodia issued his resignation notice after a two-day summit in neighbouring Chad, while talks to decide a new leader will take place in Bangui, the CAR capital, at a date yet to be announced.

Sources revealed that as news from the summit reached the capital, residents who had been calling for Djotodia to step down began celebrating. There was some sporadic gunfire.

Djotodia was swept to power last year when a loose rebel alliance known as Seleka seized the capital. However, months of abuses by his mainly Muslim rebels led to the creation of Christian defense militia and cycles of killings that left hundreds dead.