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Ivory Coast awaits election results, opposition forms 'transitional government'

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Ivory Coast awaits its presidential election results, with President Alassane Ouattara on track for a win, but the opposition have already said they will form a rival transitional government. Also, Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu was briefly arrested on Monday after losing the recent election. Seven other officials were also detained. Finally, Zimbabwe's first lady has denied claims that she and her son are involved in gold smuggling, after a businesswoman was caught trying to leave the country with 6kg of the precious metal in her hand luggage.

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