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Cuba's National Assembly votes for the island's president for the next five years. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to clinch a second term via the parliamentary vote as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal. IMAGES
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola tells MEPs that the parliament will continue to assist the investigations "for as long as it takes" so that "corruption cannot pay" after Belgian investigators charged a senior MEP with corruption. SOUNDBITE
The president of the European Parliament warns members that alleged corruption by a foreign power is an attack on democracy after investigators arrested one of her deputies. SOUNDBITE
Senegal's ex-president Abdoulaye Wade (2000-2012) votes in Dakar, in the legislative elections that will be a test for incumbant president Macky Sall. The opposition hopes the outcome will force a coalition with President Macky Sall and curb any ambitions he may have for a third term. IMAGES
Senegalese President Macky Sall casts his vote in Fatick, 150km southeast of Dakar, as the country elects its parliament. The election is a test for the president to maintain loyalty, while the opposition hopes the results will force a coalition. Sixty-year-old Sall, who was elected in 2012 for seven years then re-elected in 2019 for another five, has been accused of wanting to break the two-term limit and run again in 2024. IMAGES