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Uganda: Our Manifesto Plan Now At 77 Percent - NRM
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Human rights group: Hungry Zimbabwe refugees forced out by Botswana
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Africa's Oil Producers Eye Energy Independence After COVID-19
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Uganda: Government to Lose Shs21 Billion Worth of Tourism Taxes
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Nigeria: Three Refineries Gulped N1.6trillion in Cumulative Losses in 5 Years, Says NNPC Audit Report
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Angola: Bié Electoral Commission Gets New Premises
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