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Hakainde Hichilema slams Zambia's outgoing "brutal regime" at a press conference hours after winning a landslide victory in presidential elections. It was Hichilema's sixth bid for the top job and his third challenge to his bitter rival Edgar Lungu, after losing to Lungu by a wafer-thin 100,000-vote margin in 2016. SOUNDBITE
Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
Heads of state and guests arrive as South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is set to be sworn in for a new five-year term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. IMAGES
The heads of state and government of the 27 EU member states are meeting in Brussels for an informal European summit. They are due to designate a new President of the European Commission, currently occupied by Ursula von der Leyen, who is standing for re-election. IMAGES
Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the presidential palace in Mexico City to meet the outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. 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.
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