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Algeria's Election Farce

Presidential election in Algeria a farce after the withdrawal of all but one candidate

Presidential election in Algeria labelled a farce after the withdrawal of all but one candidate. The country had been hoping the elections would kickstart the peace process.

Also on the programme, a profile of new Niger leader Major Daouda Malam Wanke, Ethiopian planes bomb Eritrean towns and high profile violence in South Africa.

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