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As World Embarks On Global Goals, African Leaders At UN Urge Ongoing Focus On Continent's Challenges (allAfrica.com)

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Among the host of African leaders addressing the United Nations General Assembly today, the President of Togo, Faaure Essozimnia Gnassingbé, stressed the need for continued support to the continent – as well as ongoing cooperation with the vital work of the African Union – to ensure that gains of the past decades could be maintained and…

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