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Groups of demonstrators build barricades and throw stones at security forces in riot gear in Senegal's capital after people were dispersed when they tried to march against the postponement of the presidential election. IMAGES COMPLETES 34HY2B9
Senegalese security forces use tear gas against youths trying to gather in the centre of the capital Dakar to protest a delay of presidential polls. IMAGES
Images taken from Shusha, Azerbaijan, show the town of Stepanakert, capital of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as Azerbaijan forces tighten their grip on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and international concern mounts over the plight of ethnic Armenian civilians trapped there. Nagorno-Karabakh is a predominantly Armenian-populated region where Azerbaijani forces scored a lightning victory earlier this week. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters take to the streets of Senegal's capital after two Senegalese opposition figures were arrested. Barthelemy Dias and Ousmane Sonko, both fierce critics of President Macky Sall, were detained as they headed in a motorcade to the appeals court in Dakar for a hearing involving Dias' conviction in a fatal shooting. IMAGES
Mourners in Dakar pay hommage to ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who who died in Senegal, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. IMAGES
Senegal has deployed armoured cars in the capital Dakar after days of deadly protests, as supporters of detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko held fresh demonstrations. A judge has ordered Sonko's release, though he has been formally charged with rape. He says the charges are politically motivated. IMAGES