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Former-Lagos governor Bola Tinubu waves the flag of Nigeria's ruling party All Progressive Congress (APC) after being announced as its candidate for the 2023 election to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. IMAGES
Desmond Tutu -- South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace prize laureate and a man dubbed the "moral compass of the nation" -- attends a special thanksgiving service at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, where he was appointed South Africa's first black Anglican archbishop, to mark his 90th birthday. IMAGES
Chad's president Idriss Deby celebrates after being endorsed by his ruling party for a sixth term in an election later this year. Deby, a 68-year-old former army chief who has been in power for 30 years, is expected to face a joint opposition candidate in the April vote. IMAGES
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party celebrates its surge after elections in two eastern states. In Saxony, the anti-immigration AfD scored 27.5 percent, up sharply from 9.7 percent five years ago, broadcasters ARD and ZDF forecast. It won between 22.5 and 24.5 percent in Brandenburg state, compared to 12.2 percent in 2014, said the initial projections. IMAGES
Spain's King Felipe VI celebrates his 50th birthday as the royal house seeks to drum up public support for the monarchy amid a crisis over Catalonia's separatist push. IMAGES
Supporters of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) celebrate as projections put the party on 26.8 percent, behind Sebastian Kurz's People's Party (OeVP) on 30.2 percent but ahead of the incumbent Social Democrats (SPOe) on 26.3 percent. IMAGES