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Zanzibar has formally annulled October's elections meaning a rerun appears more likely, despite continued negotiations to strike a political deal on Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands.

Votes were being counted today in what is expected to be Tanzania's tightest election race ever, with the governing party facing the first major challenge to its dominance in decades.

Zanzibar has formally annulled October's elections meaning a rerun appears more likely, despite continued negotiations to strike a political deal on Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands.

Votes were being counted today in what is expected to be Tanzania's tightest election race ever, with the governing party facing the first major challenge to its dominance in decades.