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Can Africa's Opposition Parties Be Liberated?

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - Being in the political opposition means speaking out
   against larger forces; but, in Africa, it can also mean intimidation,
   arrest and violence. This year, longtime ruling parties clinched
   presidential victories, again, in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia,
   Senegal and South Africa.

   WATCH: Anita Powell's video report

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