Polling stations as small as caravans with electorates of less than 50 were opened, mountains negotiated and islands hopped to pick up the ballot boxes on election night with the aim of making those estimated declaration times.

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The BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah reports from Cameroon, where it is estimated one in five women has been cut, that Muslim leaders signed a declaration on Wednesday saying that they did not agree with FGM.

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