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Swapo seeking to extend 34-year rule" 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href="/bd/world/africa/2024-11-24-watch-what-the-g20-means-for-africas-future/" title="WATCH: What the G20 means for Africa’s future" 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href="/bd/world/africa/2024-11-19-somaliland-opposition-leader-cirro-wins-election/" title="Somaliland opposition leader Cirro wins election" 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href="/bd/world/africa/2024-11-18-after-victory-at-the-polls-senegals-president-faces-budget-challenge/" title="After victory at the polls, Senegal’s president faces budget challenge" 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href="/bd/world/africa/2024-11-17-east-african-children-missing-school-due-to-extreme-heat/" title="East African children missing school due to extreme heat" 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