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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets with Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari at the Presidential villa in Abuja. Guterres is visiting Nigeria as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity visits and it is the first time he has visited the country since his appointment. IMAGES
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin continues his visit to Germany, meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belgian King Philippe pose for photographs during Merkel's visit to Brussels. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Vatican City. In the afternoon, Merkel will take part with Pope Francis and other religious leaders in a prayer for peace organised by the community of Sant’Egidio near the Colosseum. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by Russia's Vladimir Putin with a bouquet of flowers in Moscow on the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on now-jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose life was saved by Berlin doctors. The pair are expected to discuss the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the simmering war in eastern Ukraine and the authoritarian crackdown in Russian-allied Belarus. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.