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NEED TO KNOW  To Move Forward, Look Back, Some South Africans Say  SOUTH AFRICA  In the township of Masiphumelele near Cape Town […]

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NEED TO KNOW  In Guinea, a Military Junta Borrows the Leaders-For-Life Playbook  GUINEA  When Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, initially seized power […]

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NEED TO KNOW  Threats and Promises: Uganda Gets Tough at Home and Abroad  UGANDA  Ugandan leaders have worked closely with the military […]

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