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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets with Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari at the Presidential villa in Abuja. Guterres is visiting Nigeria as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity visits and it is the first time he has visited the country since his appointment. IMAGES
Socialist Jose Maria Neves is sworn in as president of Cape Verde, promising to strengthen relations with West Africa and the Portuguese-speaking world while ensuring to defend his island nation's "strength and stability". IMAGES
Praia (Cape Verde), Oct 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Orlando Rodrigues) José Maria Neves, candidate supported by the main opposition party, will be the new president of Cape Verde after winning in the first round of the elections held in the small island nation this Sunday.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES FROM JOSÉ MARIA NEVES, CANDIDATE SUPPORTED BY THE MAIN PARTY OF THE OPPOSITION AND WINNER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN CAPE VERDE.Translation: "It is an enormous responsibility to preside over the Cape Verdean nation in these times and I receive this victory with great humility, which has always characterized me, and my mission is to serve Cape Verde. I want to be a president who unites, protects and who cares. Cape Verdeans and Cape Verdeans can count on me. "Translation 2: "I will be the president of all Cape Verdeans, I will be an impartial referee."Translation 3: "A president who will collaborate with the Government and with local authorities and Cape Verdean society to, together, face the challenges."Translation 4: "I want to count on Carlos Veiga and all the other candidates to work together for Cape Verde."
Supporters of Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva's Movement for Democracy celebrate outside party headquarters and dance through the streets in the capital Praia after party leaders declare victory in Cape Verde's parliamentary elections. IMAGES
Outgoing Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva's Movement for Democracy party declares victory in Cape Verde's parliamentary elections. "All of the data points to a victory," the party's national coordinator Rui Figueiredo says. SOUNDBITE