Following days of unrest in which the opposition seized government buildings, the leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has resigned.

Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.

The president of Georgia's breakaway region says he will call fresh elections to end a standoff with protesters who stormed the parliament building. Locals are angry over a deal with Moscow allowing Russians to buy land.