Corruption President Jacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The rand fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome.
Kenyan general election, 2017 Voters in Kenya go to the polls to elect the President, as well as members of the National Assembly and Senate.
Burial of Ferdinand Marcos The Supreme Court of the Philippines has junked all petitions against the burial of former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, re-affirming its earlier ruling on 8 November 2016.
2017 North Korea crisis Hours after Trump made this remark, North Korea says it is "carefully examining" a missile strike against United States territory of Guam.
U.S. President Donald Trump promises "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if North Korea threatens the United States.
2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Sichuan in southwest China, killing at least thirteen people and injuring more than 175.
Battle of Marawi The Pentagon is considering conducting airstrikes in Marawi, which if approved would later put U.S. troops on the ground to battle the ISIS-affiliated Maute group as well as related Islamist terror groups. A spokesperson later denied the claims as well as clarified that the Philippines has yet to make a request.