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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
1. Algeria – Algiers
Algerians vote for a new parliament with turnout in focus
Algerians headed to the polls yesterday to elect a new parliament in an election shadowed by expectations of low turnout among the 25-million-person electorate.
The vote is taking place amid controversy over the government's disqualification of roughly a third of would-be candidates -- with some saying they were blocked from competing for major constituencies, including the capital, Algiers.
2. Tanzania- Dar es Salaam
Tanzania has deployed military personnel and police in Dar es Salaam and other major cities…
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