Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has quit the ruling All Progressives Congress political party.

Nigeria's ruling party also the opposition - Esther Uzoma

Mexican ruling party candidate pledges to help curb corruption.

Sudan: Thousands take to streets, call to disband former ruling party

Namibians go to the polls with President Hage Geingob and the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation facing their toughest test since independence in 1990 amid a new corruption scandal. Aiming to end decades of post-election violence in Kenya. The president and the main opposition leader launch the long-awaited Building Bridges Initiative. And in the Ivory Coast, we'll be taking a look at a new program helping migrants rebuild their lives after failing to make it to Europe.

In Sudan, the party of deposed president Omar al-Bashir condemns a new law by the transitional authorities. It will see the National Congress Party dissolved and its assets seized. With World Aids Day taking place this Sunday, we take a look at the situation in the Central African Republic, where community groups and NGOS are helping people in remote areas get the medicines they need. And Senegal warns broadcasters to take skin whitening products off the air-waves... a step towards removing the harmful.

President Aliyev's Yeni Azerbaijan party has made big gains in Sunday's election. But the opposition says the ballot is a sham designed to strengthen the status quo.

The party of South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has won a landslide victory in a parliamentary election. The vote had the highest turnout in decades despite being held under strict health controls due to coronavirus.

Burundi's ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye has been declared winner of the presidential election with 68.72 percent of the vote. His main rival says he will appeal the result. Also, it's back to school for children in Ivory Coast, but many are worried that the reopening of schools will increase the spread of the coronavirus. Finally, citizens stranded in France have been able to return to Burkina Faso. The country is taking advantage of repatriation flights organised by the French government.

Ivory Coast mourns the premier who had been due to run in upcoming presidential elections. Amadou Gon Coulibaly's shock death on Wednesday has left the ruling party willing to consider incumbent President Alassane Ouattara running again as its candidate. Also, several people are killed in DR Congo as clashes break out between police and protesters objecting to the new chief of the country's electoral commission. And in Kenya, school closures due to the coronavirus have left the most vulnerable even more so. Authorities are worried about a surge in post-lockdown teenage pregnancies.

Pyongyang's national art exhibition centre is showcasing paintings of former North Korean leaders to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

Preliminary results suggest President Lopez Obrador's Morena party has lost its absolute majority. The elections were marred by violence, with dozens of candidates killed ahead of the vote.