Nigeria: Voting ends amid security concerns
By DW
26 February 2023 |
11:45 am
Voting is still underway in some parts of Nigeria, hours after the official close of polling stations. Attacks and acts of vandalism prevented some voters from casting ballots for a new president and government.
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