VIDEO: Nigeria votes in presidential poll

The electoral commission in Nigeria has postponed the 14 February presidential election by six weeks over concerns about the security situation.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his rival Muhammadu Buhari comment as voting in parts of the country is extended following technical problems and a number of attacks.

Namibians are voting to elect the country's new president and parliament - in what is the first electronic national election in Africa.

The Chadema presidential candidate, Mr Edward Lowassa, yesterday called for the immediate suspension of the ongoing announcement of General Election results, describing them as lacking in credibility.

Ivory Coast is holding its first presidential election since the civil war ended in 2011, amid calls for a boycott by prominent opposition candidates.

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Voters in Zambia are due to go to the polls in a presidential election caused by the death of Michael Sata last year.

Egypt says presidential elections have been moved forward, increasing speculation over whether army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will stand.

A huge security operation is under way across Egypt as voters prepare to head to the polls to elect a new president.