Polls have opened in Sudan, but with most of the main opposition parties boycotting the three-day vote, President Omar al-Bashir is almost certain of victory. Also, Muhammadu Buhari seals the deal in Nigeria. The APC's landslide victory in elections for the powerful governors sees the president-elect further hammer Goodluck Jonathan's PDP. And violence breaks out in Gabon following the death of prominent opposition figure André Mba Obame on Sunday.
