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Senegal's Constitutional Council overturns the postponement of this month's presidential election, a move that plunged the country into its worst crisis in decades, the country's public news agency and several anonymous state sources said. The Council said the law adopted by the parliament on February 5 -- which delayed the election for 10 months and thus kept President Macky Sall in office -- was unconstitutional, according to the same sources. IMAGES
Launching fireworks and chanting as the sun sets, thousands flock to Santiago's emblematic Plaza Italia, epicenter of the social unrest movement which started a year ago, as the pro-change camp holds a big lead in the historic referendum to rewrite Chile's dictatorship-era constitution, according to partial results. IMAGES
Guineans go to the polls in parliamentary elections and a Constitutional referendum that critics say will prolong President Alpha Conde's rule, amid violent clashes and fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus. IMAGES
Left-winger Bassirou Diomaye Faye is sworn as Senegal's youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. IMAGES
The United States hails the triumph of democracy in Senegal, where an anti-establishment candidate was elected president days after leaving prison and following a vote delay. SOUNDBITE
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