Tanzania launches new ID cards to combat election fraud

DAR ES SALAAM— Tanzania is the latest African country to introduce electronic identification cards for its citizens as a way to prevent voter fraud ahead of its 2015 general elections.
President Jakaya Kikwete, wearing a black suit, inspects a billboard-sized copy of his identity card in February 2013.  Net photo.
President Jakaya Kikwete, wearing a black suit, inspects a billboard-sized copy of his identity card in February 2013. Net photo.
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