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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months, greeting and waving at hundreds of supporters in the capital Dakar, a day after his release from prison. Sonko is welcomed by the crowd ahead of a press conference he was due to hold with his deputy, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was also released from prison on Thursday and who Sonko has endorsed as a candidate for the country's March 24 presidential vote. IMAGES
China's first domestically produced passenger jet C919 makes its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, the largest aviation event in Asia. The single-aisle model from COMAC is a potential competitor to the market-leading A320, made by Europe's Airbus, and the 737 MAX from US-based Boeing. IMAGES
France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex makes his first outing as head of government to X-FAB France's semiconductor research and production site in Corbeil-Essonnes. IMAGES
Left-leaning lawmakers, who have defected to rob President Emmanuel Macron's party of its outright majority in France's National Assembly, make their first appearance as "Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity" (EDS). Seventeen members of Macron's La Republique En Marche (LREM) party formed the new group to pursue greener policies, "modernise" the political system, and reduce social inequalities. IMAGES
A Belgian zoo shares the first images of a baby white rhino, born on the 25th of November. The young rhino and his mum, Madiba, are both doing well. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire rings the opening bell at the ceremony to float shares of France's state-owned lottery monopoly Française des Jeux (FDJ)on the Paris Stock Exchange. Investor demand prompted the government to set the IPO price at 19.90 euros, the high end of the indicative range, but eager buyers had pushed the stock up more than 15 percent within the opening minutes of trading. IMAGES
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