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Schoolchildren formed this mosaic of Robert Mugabe at independence day celebrations in April in the capital Harare President Robert Mugabe's first public appearance after the military takeover in Zimbabwe will have puzzled some. Here he was at a university graduation ceremony, given the authority to hand students their degrees - almost as if nothing had …

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Alex Ekwueme Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme is dead. A statement from his family signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme said that he died by 10:00 pm in a London clinic, Sunday. The statement read: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the …

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