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Syria's Sharaa heads to UAE for second visit to a Gulf country as leader
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa will travel to the United Arab Emirates for his second visit to a Gulf state as president on Sunday, ...
Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show.
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Provisional results show Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president in a landslide
Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political ...
Gabon's leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote, interior minister says
Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup in Gabon in August 2023, won Saturday's presidential election with 90.35% of votes cast, ...
Syria's new leader makes his first visit to the United Arab Emirates
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made his first visit Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, whose leaders have been ...
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Paul Biya, The Godfather Syndrome, And Africa's Underdevelopment
When Paul Biya unexpectedly became the president of his country, Cameroon, in 1982, following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, Ahmadu Ahidjo, he was only 49. He has been president since.