Plus. Reporter i am Andy Gallagher on the islands in costa rica where we will be sewing you how a womans collective has worked hard to save these unique mangrove swamps. We begin with sudan where polling stations have now opened for president ial and pardon me lament are you elections the first since the south split away from sudan in 2011. The buildup to the vote has been marred by predictions that it would be snubbed by voters and opposition boycott. Incumbent president Omar Al Bashir has ruled the country troy 26 years and is expected to retain power. There are 15 other people running alongside him for president. According to the National Election commission, six of those are sponsored by Political Parties and the rest are independent. But many of the more established parties have chosen to boycott the election including the large he have opposition group. The main complaint is that the vote will not be free and fair and that there is no chance anyone but Omar Al Bashir will win. Le