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When an awkward, mild-mannered geologist called Macky Sall won a landslide over his former boss Abdo
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When an awkward, mild-mannered geologist called Macky Sall won a landslide over his former boss Abdo
By Simon Akam
When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state.…
By Simon Akam
The conquest of the Wild West left North America’s first inhabitants scattered, diseased and broken.
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Virginia, a former slave state and Republican stronghold, could help secure the presidency for Barac
By Simon AkamOn the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Obama and McCain came together in a brief susp
By Simon Akam