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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.

\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.

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A new collaboration between two South African treasures Carol Bouwer and Esther Mahlangu will launch this November.

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The Boss is back! The album recorded in just five days also includes three renditions of previously unreleased tracks from the 1970s

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