Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is elected president of Bangladesh
Parliament elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir president of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years.
Election
Hakainde Hichilema wins a second term as Zambia's president
Zambia's electoral commission declared President Hakainde Hichilema the winner of a second term after an election in which police arrested senior opposition figures.
Carlos Vila Nova wins re-election in São Tomé and Príncipe
President Carlos Vila Nova won re-election in São Tomé and Príncipe with 55.94 percent of the vote, ahead of Nito Abreu on 41.42 percent.