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China 'props up' African leaders

Journalist Adama Gaye say some African leaders - including President Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Sudan's Omar Al Bashir - survive because of China's support. The picture shows Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in 2014. President Xi hailed Mr Mugabe as an African liberation leader and an "old friend" of the Chinese people. (Credit: AFP)

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