FG Files fresh charges against Senate President.

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somalia's new president, has been sworn in under tight security at a ceremony in the capital, Mogadishu.

Nearly 13 million voters in Ecuador go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, replacing Rafael Correa who has held the post for 10 years. There are eight candidates vying for the job and many voters are undecided.

The President delivering a characteristically feisty rally speech Saturday in Melbourne, Florida, railing against the media, the judiciary and his political enemies.

The Gambia’s new president will formally be sworn in on Saturday which is also the country’s independence day. Hundreds of prisoners hope the day will also bring their release.

The wife of Zimbabwe's elderly president says her husband could run 'as a corpse' in next year's election if he dies before the vote. Grace Mugabe, while rallying supporters, also accused some in the ruling party of plotting to take power.

Turkey is stepping up its involvement in Syria's war. As Turkish-backed forces secure control of Al-Bab, the president has said for the first time that he intends to press on towards ISIL's self-declared capital in Syria, Raqqa.

Germany's former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is elected president, replacing Joachim Gauck as the largely ceremonial head of state.

Iran's president says his country will not be intimidated and that Iran is ready to challenge any country that threatens it. Hassan Rouhani was speaking at an event on Friday in Tehran marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

A session of South Africa's parliament, convened for a keynote address by the president, descended into chaos on Thursday as far-left lawmakers brawled with orderlies after interrupting the speech and the main opposition party walked out.

Senate confirms receipt of the second letter from President.

A court in Zimbabwe will decide on Wednesday if Robert Mugabe is fit to remain president. The veteran leader will be 93 later this month. A political activist wants the political activist to tell Mugabe to step down.