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Exiled Ugandan strongman Idi Amin wants to come home

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (GIN) - More than 20 years after he was toppled from power and forced into exile in Saudi Arabia, Idi Amin wants to return to Uganda - the country where, during his eight-year dictatorship, at least 300,000 people were massacred.    According to news group Sapa-DPA,…

Togo: Africa's longest-serving leader won't have to step down

New York, Dec. 30 (GIN) -- The Togolese parliament yesterday changed the constitution in a way that will allow President Gnassingbe Eyadema to seek re-election in next year's June elections.    As it stood, the 1992 constition required Eyadema to step down after two five-year terms. But…

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