Sao Tome and Principe's ruling party names new prime minister

SAO TOME, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Independent Democratic Action Party (ADI), the ruling party in Sao Tome and Principe, on Wednesday proposed Helio Almeida as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Patrice Trovoada, who was dismissed on Monday by the country's President Carlos Vila Nova.

The announcement was made through a letter sent to the president and published on the party's official Facebo