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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, takes the oath of office for a sixth term. The 76-year-old won re-election in January despite widespread reports of irregularities. IMAGES
Chad's President Idriss Déby votes in elections almost guaranteed to extend his 30-year-rule. key ally in the West's anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, Deby, 68, is the frontrunner in a six-candidate race without major rivals after a campaign in which demonstrations were banned or dispersed. IMAGES
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second full term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. IMAGES TO GO WITH 34XJ66Z
Images showing the celebrations last night in N'Djamena, Chad, after General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was declared the winner of the presidential election, three years after taking power at the head of a military junta. His defeated Prime Minister Succès Masra is contesting the victory. The images also show the security arrangements deployed in the Chadian capital following the announcement of the results. IMAGES
Incumbent DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at his party's headquarters in the capital Kinshasa ahead of his expected announcement as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham". Tshisekedi, 60, has been in power since January 2019 and is running for a second five-year term. By Saturday evening, with 17.8 million votes counted, he was leading with 72 percent. IMAGES