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Presidential assassinations in Africa: Deby, Gaddafi, Lumumba and others

Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was recently assassinated whiles on the campaign trail. The incident attracted widespread global condemnation with a number of African leaders expressing their revulsion at the act while sending their condolences. The continent of Africa, in and of itself, is not alien to high-profile political …

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Are you honourable members or horrible members? – Lumumba to Nigerian lawmakers

An anti-corruption advocate told federal lawmakers on Wednesday, June 16 that Nigeria’s development has been slow for far too long, owing to a lack of visionary leadership. Patrick Lumumba, a former director of Kenya’s anti-corruption commission, also asked the Nigerian legislators whether they are “honourable members” or “horrible members.” He …

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