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Egypt announces dates for elections to what should be its first parliament in three years - while President al-Sisi appears unexpectedly at a Christian mass in Cairo. Both are moves to heal and restore, say its leaders - but are they enough to woo back foreign investors? David Pollard reports.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal meets the people of La Rochelle after presiding over a ceremony to commemorate the abolition of slavery and at a time when he is campaigning for the European elections. IMAGES
Images showing the celebrations last night in N'Djamena, Chad, after General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was declared the winner of the presidential election, three years after taking power at the head of a military junta. His defeated Prime Minister Succès Masra is contesting the victory. The images also show the security arrangements deployed in the Chadian capital following the announcement of the results. IMAGES
General Mahamat Idriss Deby, head of the Chadian junta, votes at a polling station in N'djamena. The presidential election marks an end of a three year military rule, with an unprecedented match between Deby and his prime minister, Succes Masra, the former opponent of his regime. IMAGES
Panamanian presidential candidate for the Democratic Change party (Cambio Democrático) Romulo Roux votes in the country's presidential elections. The vote comes as Panama is grappling with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles. IMAGES
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.
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