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"Having received 457,519 votes in the election, I hereby declare Adama Barrow duly elected to serve as president of the Republic of The Gambia," Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission Chairman Alieu Momarr Njai says in Banjul. SOUNDBITE
Gambia's President Adama Barrow holds the last rally of his re-election bid. Gambians will go to the polls to pick a president, in the West African country's first elections since ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile nearly five years ago. IMAGES
Gambians take to the streets to celebrate the inauguration of new President Adama Barrow after 22 years of Yahya Jammeh's iron-fisted rule. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Xi Jinping at the Elysee presidential palace for a state visit, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Orly airport, France, where he is welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal for a two-day state visit to France as part of his first European tour since 2019. He is set to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expected to push Xi on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade. IMAGES