Tanzania elections in pictures

Voter turnout is high in Tanzania's most competitive general election since independence, with the governing CCM party's 54-year hold on power threatened by the new opposition Ukawa coalition:

There are long queues of voters, in contrast to previous polls where the outcome was never in doubt

Men are standing in their own queues at some polling stations....

And women have formed their own lines in the socially conservative East African state

Some voters feel mothers with children should have had their own queues as well

The elderly, disabled and pregnant are, however, being given preference

The vote is for both presidential and parliamentary elections

There have been no major glitches so far

Some voters have had to travel long distances to areas where they registered to vote

Bus drivers are unhappy that they have not been given time off to go and vote

Most markets in the main city Dar es Salaam have, however, been shut