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Africa: How Presidential Trusted Guards Toppled Bazoum, Bongo

[Leadership] Military and security analysts are beginning to pay more attention to presidential guards across a growing number of African countries who are wielding as much power as the official heads of the Armed Forces.

Source: allAfrica.com

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