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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and president-elect George Weah attend a religious service in Monrovia, a day before the official handover of power. Also in attendance were current vice-president Joseph Boakai and future vice-president Jewel Howard-Taylor. IMAGES
Liberian presidential candidate and former international footballer George Weah casts his vote in the run-off presidential election. IMAGES
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands over power to his successor Dick Schoof. Two hundred and twenty-three days after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to an election victory that stunned Europe and the world, Schoof takes over from Mark Rutte after 14 years in power. IMAGES
Vying for a second term, the former star footballer and outgoing president, George Weah, votes in the capital Monrovia. Weah is the favourite against 19 rivals for the presidency but could face a second-round runoff in early November unless a candidate secures an unlikely absolute majority in the first round. IMAGES
Liberian President George Weah announces a state of emergency and a lockdown of four states, including Montserrado, where the capital Monrovia is located, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. New cases have been registered in the past days in this country still recovering from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis. IMAGES