Magufuli wins re-election in Tanzania, says electoral commission
TANZANIA’S President John Magufuli was re-elected for a second, five-year term on Friday, securing a huge victory in a contest that has been dismissed by the opposition as a "travesty" due to widespread irregularities. Magufuli got 12.5 million votes in Wednesday's vote, or 84%, according to a Reuters calculation, more than 10 million more votes than his main challenger, Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party, who got 1.9 million votes, the National Electoral Commission said. In his bid for a second term, Magufuli has promised voters that he will boost the economy by completing ambitious infrastructure projects he started in…