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The wait in Kenya continues
Preliminary results show the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta, ahead of the main opposition candidate Raila Odinga.
And there's a call for a 'National Forgiveness Day' in Somalia.
(Image: Kenyans wait anxiously for the result of the presidential election. Credit: AFP/Getty Images).
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