Burkina Faso counts ballots after voting disrupted by extremist threats

An election official counts the ballots in at a polling station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Sophie Garcia/AP)

Votes are being counted in Burkina Faso after Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections, where threats of extremist violence prevented parts of the country from casting ballots.

Election workers began the counting after polls closed by holding the ballots up for observers and marking the votes on a chalkboard beside the candidate’s name. Preliminary results are expected within the next two days.