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The first lady of United States Jill Biden meets with Spanish Queen Letizia ahead of the NATO summit taking place in Madrid. US President Joe Biden will arrive in Madrid on Tuesday. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes the G7 guests of honour, including the heads of the WTO and WHO, as well as the leaders of India and Senegal. IMAGES
Scuffles broke out this Friday, near the home of opposition leader Osman Sonko. Sonko had called for his supporters to gather today to demonstrate against the government's decision to bar him from elections next month. Also in this edition: Rwandan police kill a Congolese soldier, who crossed the border and fired on security forces. And finally, the Congolese diaspora in Brussels hail the return of a tooth belonging to anti-imperialist icon Patrice Lumumba
In the streets of Dakar, Senegal's capital, the police patrol the streets, following calls to protest by the country's opposition ahead of parliamentary elections. Rubble burns in the street as heavily clad police officers patrol and crowds can be seen tentatively gathering. IMAGES
Senegalese police surround the home of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in Dakar after his call to defy a ban on demonstrations on the same day amid growing pre-election tensions. IMAGES