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By 94 votes in favour and 49 against, Senegalese MPs pass an amnesty law covering acts linked to deadly protests in the last three years, a controversial text aimed at calming the crisis sparked by the presidential election delay. IMAGES
Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, are released from prison ten days before the country's election. Their released sparked an outburst of celebration among thousands of Dakar residents who spontaneously took to the streets of the Senegalese capital. IMAGES
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visits Minsk the day after Moscow issued strong support for beleaguered Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following weeks of opposition protests. IMAGES
Dozens of political prisoners who were arrested during protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega, including marathon runner Alex Vanegas, are released from prison in Managua, Nicaragua, ahead of long-awaited peace talks with the opposition. IMAGES
Germany's president Steinmeier starts a difficult round of talks with party leaders in a last-ditch attempt to save the EU's top economy from the political turmoil sparked by the collapse of Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition talks. IMAGES of the Greens arriving at Bellevue castle.