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In Tanzania, citizens will be allowed to vote using driving licenses - Face2Face Africa

Voters in Tanzania who have lost their voting cards can use their driving licenses or passports to vote in the upcoming general election, the country's Electoral Commission has announced. In a statement, it said the names on those documents should match with the details of a voter in the voters' register. Tanzania's presidential and parliamentary...

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