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Somali President Promises To Defeat al-Shabab In Two Years
Somalia prepares to take on al-Shabab; President Salva Kiir dismisses head of South Sudan army; and new novel looks at how the British tactic of "divide and rule" pitted African against African.
(Photo: Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Credit: Simon Maina / AFP / Getty Images)
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