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Supporters of Senegalese anti-establishment presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye await his arrival at his final campaign rally in a stadium in Mbour. Senegal's presidential election is set to be held on March 24. IMAGES
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace on his first visit outside Africa. Faye, who was inaugurated on April 2, is taking part in the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation in Paris. IMAGES
Supporters of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye celebrate in Dakar as their candidate begins to take a comfortable lead in the first round of Senegal's presidential election. With vote counting still underway, anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appearS ahead of the governing coalition's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, according to provisional results from individual polling stations broadcast by local media and on social networks. IMAGES
President Paul Kagame, widely expected to win his fourth term, casts his ballot in Kigali, in the presidential and parliamentary elections. Accompanied by the first lady, Jeannette Kagame, the president chats with the election personnel before voting. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE
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.