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| | POLITICS-AFRICA: President-for-life Syndrome |
 | | Even where the civil society is strong like in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for 17 years, is still trying to bulldoze his ways and seek another term of office. |
 | | But African leaders also ignore the fact that even if French President Jacque Chirac runs for a third term in 2007 in spite of his advanced age (he will be 75), he cannot count, certainly, on automatic re-election. |
 | | This is a challenge for South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo who have committed themselves, through the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a blueprint for Africa's recovery, to sell Africa to investors in exchange for better governance. |
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