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Angolan presidential candidate Joao Lourenço casts his vote in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite an economic crisis. Lourenço is Dos Santos' chosen successor, a loyalist expected to avoid immediate change in a government often criticised for corruption and its failure to tackle dire poverty. IMAGES
Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Oct 31 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Legnan Koula).- Pollin stations opened on Saturday across Ivory Coast as the country celebrates its presidential elections, in which the incumbent President Alassane Ouattara is expected to secure a third term.FOOTAGE OF A POLLING STATION.
Outgoing President Felix Tshisekedi votes in Kinshasa, as he vies for a second term in the face of a fragmented opposition of 18 candidates. During his campaign, he asked voters five more years to "consolidate the gains". IMAGES
Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential casts his ballot in the general elections, at a polling center in Kinshasa. IMAGES
Ecuador's presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, runner-up to socialist ex-president Rafael Correa, votes in the second round of the 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).