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In Egypt, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in today for a second four-year term in office as the country faces major economic and security challenges. Sisi won 97% of valid votes in the March presidential election. He faced no serious competition in his run for re-election. His only opponent, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, was relatively unknown and a fervent Sisi supporter himself. As army chief Sisi ousted Egypt's first freely elected president Mohamed Morsi after mass street protests in 2013 and won his first term in 2014 with an overwhelming majority of the vote.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected to a second six-year term. Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Sunday the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro with 67.7 percent of the vote. His closest challenger, Henri Falcon, came in second with 21.2 percent, while Javier Bertucci was third with 10 percent.

Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years. The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin after his victory in March's elections. Mr Putin was re-elected with more than 76 percent of the vote, his best ever election performance. He has promised to use his fourth term to revitalise the country's economy, but he also faces a host of delicate international disputes.

Myanmar's Parliament has elected Win Myint as the country's next President, a week after the resignation of his predecessor. Win Myint, a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been a Speaker in the Lower House since 2012 and was widely tipped for the top job. But his role will be essentially ceremonial, with Ms Suu Kyi acting as de facto President.

Harare, Zimbabwe  -  Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as president of Zimbabwe, marking the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year reign over the country.

Joao Lourenco has been sworn in as president of Angola, becoming the first new leader in the oil-rich southern African nation in almost four decades. Lourenco, 63, took over on Tuesday from Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the former Portuguese colony for 38 years. The Portuguese news agency Lusa reports that Lourenco's party - the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - won 61 percent of the vote in August. Lourenco will be Angola's first head of state to be constitutionally limited to serving two five-year terms. Who is the newly elected president of Angola? Ans: Jao Lourenco Angola:  Capital:  Luanda Currency:  Angolan kwanza

Singapore will get a new President today. Halimah Yacob will be sworn-in today and will become the country’s first female President and the first in five decades to come from the Malay ethnicity. On Monday, Yacob was certified by the Presidential Elections Commission as the only eligible candidate, and since she has no opponent, there will be no election. Halimah Yacob In Singapore, Halimah Yacob was declared the President-elect today after her nomination papers were found to be in order. She will be Singapore's first female President and the first Malay head of state in 47 years. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said,Halimah will be sworn in as country's eighth President tomorrow evening at the Istana. Halima told supporters at the nomination centre after the Returning Officer declared her President-elect that even though this is a reserved election, she is not a reserved President. On Monday, Yacob was certified by the Presidential Elections Commission as the ...

In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame is set for landslide win in the Presidential election. With 80 percent of results counted, Rwanda's long-time president has 99 percent support with nearly half the ballots counted in yesterday's election. Early results announced by the electoral commission indicate a huge margin of victory for Mr Kagame over rivals Frank Habineza and Philippe Mpayimana. Kagame has been in power for 17 years. Rwanda's constitution was amended in 2015, giving Mr Kagame a chance to stay in power until 2034.