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The upcoming Russia-Africa Summit in July is the latest in a long list of gatherings by global powers aimed at “winning friends and influencing people” across Africa.It follows last year’s United States-Africa Leaders Summit, the European...

The beneficiaries of this fight for political votes are the ordinary people on the street. There is the biblical manna from heaven but this time, raining from politicians. It is the battle to win the mind and soul of the voter. Often dismissed as...