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Malawi's electoral commission announces that opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won this week's presidential election re-run with 58.57 percent of the vote, at a press conference in Blantyre. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says it is "difficult to call" the election turnout until vote count is completed, adding that it will likely be "well beyond" the 66 percent of the 2019 vote. SOUNDBITE
Turnout in the South African general election is expected to exceed the previous poll in 2019 poll when 66 percent of registered voters took part, electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says. As he spoke in Midrand, thousands were still queueing outside polling stations after nightfall, just over an hour away from planned closure. SOUNDBITE
"The CNE proclaims, as President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco," says commission head Manuel Pereira da Silva during a press conference. Official results indicate the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola won 51.17 percent of the ballots against 43.95 percent for the main challenger the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). SOUNDBITE
Gambia's electoral commission announces the preliminary results in the country's presidential elections, in which incumbent President Adama Barrow is leading. Barrow, who ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh five years ago, is well ahead of his main challenger Ousainou Darboe in results published in the afternoon by the electoral commission for almost 40 districts, out of 53 nationwide. 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.
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