Hillary Clinton spent six and half hours in the landlocked African nation of Malawi--and some of that time was apparently spent fleeing from a swarm of rampaging, sting-happy bees.
You might remember Joyce Banda from when she was sworn in as Malawi's first female head of state in April, and now from when she's announced she's planning on repealing the country's laws against homosexuality in her first state of the nation address.
After the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, Vice-President Joyce Banda was sworn in as Malawi's new head of state on Saturday, BBC reports. She is the first female head of state in southern Africa.
The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, prompting some cheers over his death and some concerns over succession.
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