Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most tightly contested in years. Before polls opened, a team of a thousand observers drawn from civil society was preparing to monitor the long-awaited vote.
In Dakar, Senegal's capital, a team of volunteers were stationed behind laptops, phones to their ears.
On the day of the vote itself, 500 observers will be stationed at polling offices around the country and another 500 will travel between sites to monitor the vote. The 19 candidates - the most to stand in any presidential election in Senegal yet - had just two weeks to campaign.With results likely to be close, observers say it's crucial that ballots are verified.
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