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Added on the 11/04/2021 17:54:51 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The last voters cast their ballot before polls close in Chad's presidential elections at 5pm local time (1600 GMT) and vote counting begins. President Idriss Deby Itno, ruler for the last three decades, is set to win a sixth term. 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
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Espoo as Finland elects its president. Some 4.3 million voters will have to choose between former conservative prime minister Alexander Stubb and ex-foreign minister Pekka Haavisto, a Green Party MP running as an independent. The changing geopolitical landscape in Europe will be the main concern for the new head of state, who will lead the country's foreign policy together with the government and act as supreme commander of Finland's armed forces. IMAGES
Electoral agents begin counting voters' ballots after polls closed for the first round of highly contested presidential elections in Madagascar. The elections were boycotted by most opposition candidates and appear to have resulted in a very low turnout. Tensions have been high between incumbent President Andry Rajoelina and opposition candidates. IMAGES
Polling station close in Asuncion and vote count begins as Paraguyan people went to the polls to choose between right-wing economist Santiago Peña and center-left lawyer Efrain Alegre, both social conservatives, who face off in Paraguay's most closely-run presidential election in many years. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.