VIDEO: Malawians voting in election

Malawians are voting in what is expected to be one of the tightest elections in the country's history, with Joyce Banda facing three strong challengers.

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Zanzibar women divorced after voting in controversial election
Yahoo News UK
Dozens of women in Zanzibar have been divorced or abandoned by their husbands after voting in the October presidential and general election election, rights groups have warned. Activists also said some women did not vote or voted for candidates they ...
Scores of Zanzibar women forcibly divorced for voting in Tanzania electionsThe Independent
Tanzanian Lawyers: Up to 50 Women Divorced for Defying Husbands...

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Zanzibar election: Couples 'divorce' over voting difference
BBC News
Husbands who abandoned their children after disagreeing with their wives' choices in Zanzibar's election must provide for their families, a women's rights lawyer has told the BBC. The call comes after divorces following October's election. The vote on ...

Polling stations are open in Nigeria to elect a new president. But technical problems with some fingerprint readers are causing delays.

The team, lead by veteran policy wonk Costa Mahalu, wants two contentious clauses -- Articles 37 and 38 of proposed standing orders -- amended to remove any dictum on how to vote.

Malawi becomes the first African state to announce the repatriation of its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence.

South African-owned shops in Malawi stay closed after calls for a boycott from activists angered at recent xenophobic attacks.

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Mutharika promises dual citizenship: Addresses Malawians in US
Nyasa Times
President Peter Mutharika has assured Malawians in Diaspora that their request to be allowed to hold dual citizenship would be looked into so that the National Assembly can debate and agree on such laws. The President was speaking on Thursday when he ...

The BBC's Adrienne Murray reports from South Africa on the economic issues that may determine which party people vote for in the upcoming election.