Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for the Senate in the country's May 2022 elections, according to the election commission. He reaches term limit as president in 2022.

When Gambia's president Adama Barrow came to power in 2016, he promised to step down after three years. His decision to extend his term from three to five years - and seek another - has unsurprisingly divided the country. Edith Kimani meets young Gambians in the heat of the election campaign to hear from both sides.

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Didier Drogba submitted his candidacy before the deadline for next month's Ivory Coast Football Federation elections on Saturday. The 42-year-old former African Footballer of the Year is one of four candidates seeking the presidency of the West African country's football association. But he is still not certain to be on the ballot for the Sept. 5 vote.

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Wednesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Wednesday.

YIAGA presents 2019 youth candidacy report.