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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gets vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town. South Africa has started its vaccination drive after a delayed start caused by concerns about the ability of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula to shield against a widespread variant of the virus. Health care workers were the first to receive the vaccine. IMAGES
Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the presidential palace in Mexico City to meet the outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. IMAGES
Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum cheer in celebration at Mexico City's emblematic Zocalo square as the National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE) announces her win as Mexico's new president-elect. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City and a scientist by training, is Mexico's the first female president-elect -- a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. IMAGES
Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador votes in a general election dominated by two women, a historic first in a country where gender-based violence and discrimination are rife. IMAGES
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other US officials arrive in Mexico to meet with president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador over surging migration, which has become a major political headache for President Joe Biden as he enters an election year. IMAGES