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Boko Haram attacks reported across northern Nigeria on polling day

One soldier was killed and 20 others wounded in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, just hours before voting began in Nigeria's presidential election

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Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack

Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability

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Suicide bomb attack on election rally for Afghan female candidate kills at least 14

A motorcycle carrying explosives blew up among supporters of a female Afghan election candidate in Takhar province, killing at least 14 people, officials said

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Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election candidate in Helmand province

A suicide bomber targeting an Afghanistan election candidate killed at least eight people, officials said, days ahead of a parliamentary vote

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Cameroon: 3 Anglophone separatists, priest killed ahead of presidential poll

Three anglophone separatists were killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces in the flashpoint Southwest Region town of Buea, ahead of Sunday's presidential polls

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Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election campaign rally in Nangarhar

At least seven people were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan election campaign rally, in the latest violence ahead of this month's legislative vote

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Six killed in four shootings in disputed Kashmir ahead of local elections

Six people were killed in Kashmir's Budgam and Anantnag districts as Indian authorities imposed a curfew and cut mobile internet services

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Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections

Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The Atlantic Council's Erin A. Neale says

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Death toll in Libya election commission bombing rises to 14

Libya's health ministry said the death toll from the suicide attack against the headquarters of the electoral commission in Tripoli had risen to 14.

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NATO could help with Afghan election security, Stoltenberg says

NATO forces could help ensure security for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, three years after they ended their combat operations in the country.

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