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Gabon's President Ali Bongo votes in municipal and legislative elections, boycotted by opposition leader Jean Ping, who still claims to be president-elect two years after the presidential election. IMAGES
General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that had ruled the oil-rich central African nation since 1967, is sworn in as interim president in Gabon. Taking the oath of office, he promised "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. IMAGES
Demonstrators are arrested and journalists briefly detained "for document checking" at an anti-Lukashenko demonstration on Independence Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier vowed military support for close ally and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, while urging a peaceful resolution to the unrest and protests that erupted after the disputed August 9 vote. IMAGES
Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in as the President of Malawi. Chakwera, 65, has for the past seven years led Malawi's oldest party, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), which ruled the country from 1964 to 1994 under dictator Hastings Banda's one-party rule. SOUNDBITE
Blasts are heard as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is sworn in for a second term. His rival Abdullah Abdullah held a parallel inauguration that could plunge the country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban. IMAGES
President Ali Bongo of Gabon makes his first live appearance in public nearly 10 months afer suffering a stroke, attending ceremonies in the capital Libreville. IMAGES
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