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Congoloese in Kinshasa commemorate the first anniversary of the death of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who died aged 84 in Belgium in February 2017. Tshisekedi was a key political rival who lost to President Joseph Kabila in disputed presidential polls in 2011. IMAGES
Congo's veteran opposition chief Etienne Tshisekedi returns home after a two-year absence to a warm welcome from large crowds. IMAGES
White-robed Muslim pilgrims pray and perform the "tawaf", the circumambulation of the Kaaba, at Mecca's Grand Mosque, ahead of Hajj. The hajj, which begins on June 14, is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be undertaken at least once by all Muslims who have the means to do so. IMAGES
Felix Tshisekedi greets supporters from the balcony of his party's headquarters in Kinshasa just after the announcement of his re-election as President of the DR Congo in a vote opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham". Tshisekedi, 60, has been in power since January 2019 and was running for a second five-year term. IMAGES
Incumbent DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at his party's headquarters in the capital Kinshasa ahead of his expected announcement as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham". Tshisekedi, 60, has been in power since January 2019 and is running for a second five-year term. By Saturday evening, with 17.8 million votes counted, he was leading with 72 percent. IMAGES