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Togo swears in son of late dictator
May 4 2005 5:43PM (CT)
LOME, Togo (AP) - The son of Togo's long-ruling late dictator was officially sworn in as president on Wednesday, one day after being declared the winner of last month's disputed poll that sparked street riots that left dozens dead and the flight of 20,000 people from this West African nation.
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Togo refugees weigh not returning home
May 4 2005 2:37PM (CT)
COME, Benin (AP) - Hundreds of West Africa's newest refugees cower under tents of plastic sheeting, many wondering when _ or whether _ they will make the trek back to their homeland of Togo, shaken by deadly riots after a presidential-succession crisis.
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Burundi issues sentence in WHO killing
May 4 2005 12:36PM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - A Burundi court sentenced four former high-ranking security and prison officials to death after they and nine others were convicted in the 2001 killing of a World Health Organization official _ a slaying the defense claimed was ordered by the former president.
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Togo presidential crisis fuel fears of war
May 4 2005 4:01AM (CT)
LOME, Togo (AP) - With Togo's presidency being claimed both by an official election winner who has the support of his late father's military and a loser with thousands of young people willing to fight, many fear this tiny West African nation is on the brink of self-destruction.
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