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New Senegalese president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is urging "more solidarity" between African countries in the face of "security challenges", after his swearing-in in Diamniadio. "I reaffirm Senegal’s commitment to strengthening efforts for peace, security, stability and African integration,' he tells his countrymen and foreign dignitaries in speech after taking the oath of office. SOUNDBITE
Left-winger Bassirou Diomaye Faye is sworn as Senegal's youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. IMAGES
Outgoing President Macky Sall casts his ballot with his wife in the central western town of Fatick as Senegalese people vote for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis. IMAGES
Hundreds of Israeli protesters gather around a fire set outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv as they rally to demand early elections and a deal to release hostages held in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attacks. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris courthouse to hear the verdict of the appeal trial in the 'Bygmalion' case. Sarkozy was previously sentenced to a year in prison for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).