TikTok, YouTube and Facebook are down, as the nation awaits the final result from the presidential poll.
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Gen Doumbouya is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago.
A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian rule condemned the election as a "charade", while opposition candidates said the poll was marred by irregularities.
On Monday, internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks reported that access to social media platforms TikTok,