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Polls open in Goma, DR Congo for the presidential election. Electors are choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who is stepping down two years after his term limit expired -- a delay that sparked bloody clashes and revived traumatic memories of past turmoil.
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Goma, a day after a general election marred by widespread logistical problems that saw some polling stations around the Democratic Republic of Congo, either never open or open late and then shut down early. IMAGES
Vote counting is underway in the eastern city of Goma. After two years of delays, crackdowns and political turmoil, the Democratic Republic of Congo voted in presidential elections that will determine the future of Africa's notoriously unstable giant. IMAGES
Counting is underway after the Togolese voted calmly to elect deputies and regional councillors. The ballot came after lawmakers this month approved a constitutional reform creating a new prime minister-style post opponents believe is tailored for President Faure Gnassingbe to avoid presidential term limits and stay in office. IMAGES
Polls have closed and the vote counting begins in polling stations in the Senegalese capital. Volunteers open up sealed ballot boxes and start counting the ballot papers from the first round of the country's presidential election. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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