Samoa has 1st new government in 23 years and 1st female PM

Samoa's first female prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, took office on Tuesday, ending the 23-year term of outgoing Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.The government led by Fiame's FAST party expects to reconvene parliament as early as Wednesday, after the south Pacific nation's court of appeal ruled in favor of the new government's validity on Friday, ending a three-month-long political impasse.Fiame's leadership will likely mark a change in relationship between Samoa and China, as the small island nation's heavy indebtedness to Beijing was a key issue in recent elections. Fiam…READ FULL ARTICLE