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Ivory Coast city holds out hope for exiled presidential candidate Guillaume Soro | News24
Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and candidate in Ivory Coast's October presidential election, has been forced into self-imposed exile in France in the face of a long list of legal problems.
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Consumer confidence sinks to 35-year low - TechCentral
South African consumer confidence fell to a 35-year low in the second quarter, when restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic kept all but essential workers at home and weighed on output.
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'We trust the teachers with our children's lives' - East London parent | News24
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Earl Cameron, black actor among first few to succeed in Britain, dies at 102 - Face2Face Africa
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The Speck and the Log: Liberating the AME Church
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T.I. Jay Z Offers To Assist In Wisconsin Legal Cases - Milwaukee Community Journal
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