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William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed...
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Voters in the Central African Republic take to the polls in unprecedented quadruple elections, combining the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal ballots. Incumbent, Russian-backed Presi...