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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. IMAGES
Moise Katumbi, considered the main challenger of President Felix Tshisekedi, votes in the DR Congo general elections at a polling center in Lubumbashi. IMAGES
The leader of the main opposition coalition, Ousmane Sonko, votes at a polling station in Zinguinchor in southern Senegal. The Senegalese people will elect their MPs on Sunday, July 31, in a vote that the opposition wants to use to impose a cohabitation on President Macky Sall, who hopes to retain a large majority. IMAGES
Berhanu Nega, leader of Ethiopia's Ezema opposition party, votes in parliamentary and regional elections. IMAGES
Opposition candidate Bobi Wine, the Ugandan popstar-turned-politician and main opposition candidate, casts his vote in elections amid heavy security and an internet blackout as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks a sixth term. IMAGES