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Continental leaders gather at a meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa to discuss the disputed election in the DR Congo. The DR Congo election commission declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner last Thursday. But a different opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu, has appealed the result, saying it was an "electoral coup" forged in backroom dealings between Tshisekedi and outgoing President Joseph Kabila.
African leaders open a two-day summit of the African Union as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. Ahead of the gathering in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, AU Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat voiced alarm at the violence gripping many nations, both in Africa and other parts of the world. IMAGES
Delegates including Comoros President Azali Assoumani and the Commission's head Moussa Faki Mahamat arrive at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa for the start of a two-day summit, as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. Ahead of the gathering in the Ethiopian capital, Faki voiced alarm at the violence gripping many nations, both in Africa and other parts of the world. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invites the head of the African Union to take his seat as a new member of the G20. SOUNDBITE
Heads of States arrive at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa for the second and last day of the organisation's 36th summit. More than 30 presidents and prime ministers are in attendance, as they discuss a slew of challenges facing the continent. Images show South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Senegalese President Macky sall, the Chair of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki, and former Nigerian President and current High Representative for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet Senegal's President Macky Sall and Rwanda's Finance Minister at the G20 in Bali. IMAGES
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