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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Beijing for a visit in which he hopes to dissuade China from supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also forging closer ties with a crucial trade partner. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Russia for a three-day state visit to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that had benefitted from Moscow's isolation from the West. IMAGES of Jinping's arrival at Moscow airport Vnukovo 2
Supporters of DR Congo president Felix Tshisekedi celebrate his re-election in front of his party's headquarters in Kinshasa after provisional results declared by the country's electoral commission showed that Tshisekedi had won 73 percent of the vote. Tshisekedi, 60, first came to power in January 2019 after a disputed election that many observers said he had in fact lost, and the opposition have dismissed the latest vote in the central African country as a "sham". IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Goma, a day after a general election marred by widespread logistical problems that saw some polling stations around the Democratic Republic of Congo, either never open or open late and then shut down early. IMAGES
Outgoing President Felix Tshisekedi votes in Kinshasa, as he vies for a second term in the face of a fragmented opposition of 18 candidates. During his campaign, he asked voters five more years to "consolidate the gains". IMAGES
Supporters eagerly await the arrival of the incumbent presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi for his final rally, in Kinshasa, on the last official day of campaigning in Dr Congo. An estimated 44 million voters are expected to cast their ballot in the presidential, parliamentary, provincial and municipal elections on 20 december, in the vast and impoverished central African nation of about 100 million people. IMAGES
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