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President Goodluck Jonathan makes surprise visit to insurgency-plagued northeast Nigeria, a rebuff to critics who say he has ignored the plight of victims of Boko Haram. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Helsinki on a surprise visit to Finland to participate in a summit gathering the leaders of the five Nordic nations. Zelensky is welcomed by his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, whose country became NATO's newest member in April, with the two leaders set to discuss "Ukraine's defence struggle" in the face of Russia's invasion. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden visits the Heavenly Hundred Memorial in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelensky on a surprise visit to Ukraine's capital. IMAGES
With three days to go before the first round of the legislative elections, French president Emmanuel Macron visits the Gaillac gendarmerie brigade in the Tarn, where he will discuss local "safety" concerns. IMAGES
Paul Tshisekedi, the president of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) receives Rwandan president Paul Kagame in Goma during a rare visit in which the leaders are expected to discuss the damage caused by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano, the security situation in eastern DRC and the signing of trade agreements. IMAGES