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FILE: Gambians will vote in legislative elections this weekend. Picture: AFP

Gambia

Gambia vote to consolidate democracy as president eyes boost

By AFP

Voters in the tiny and impoverished West African state will renew the unicameral National Assembly's 58 seats for a five-year term.

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