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President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh casts his vote as he seeks a fifth term in power in the strategically located nation he has ruled for 22 years. The 73-year-old leader is widely expected to win the vote, with little-known businessman Zakaria Ismail Farah left as his only challenger after the main opposition parties boycotted the vote. IMAGES
Polls open in the small archipelago of Comoros as President Azali Assoumani looks set to win a new term in an election that rivals say has been hijacked.
Liberians begin voting on President George Weah's plan to shorten presidential terms, with critics fearing he could use the change to cling to power. IMAGES
Togo goes to the polls in an election widely expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe claim a fourth term in power and extend his family's half-century domination of the West African nation. IMAGES
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES