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Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo follow his convoy to celebrate his return to Ivory Coast. The former Ivorian president, acquitted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, is returning to his country after a ten-year absence. IMAGES
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to return to his home village of Mama in the Gagnoa region of west-central Ivory Coast, which he was forced to leave ten years ago. IMAGES
Venezuela's opposition gather in the streets of Caracas amid a political crisis sparked by a disputed election where both President Nicolas Maduro and his rivals have claimed victory. IMAGES
Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets his supporters before delivering a speech in the Khomeini shrine in Tehran. Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. IMAGES
President Maduro's supporters rally to mark the beginning of the political campaign for the July 28 presidential elections. Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have both called rallies in the capital Caracas, a day after the UN rights chief warned of an "increase in threats, harassment and assaults against civil society actors, journalists, unionists and other voices considered critical." IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.