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Jean Ping, former diplomat and son of a Chinese businessman who migrated to Gabon, could beat president Ali Bongo — Quartz Africa
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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki (R) hands to the chairperson of African Union Commission Jean Ping, the report compiled by the high level panel on the Darfur crisis, at the African
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Jean Ping, chairman of the African Union Commission, takes part in the third EU-Africa summit in Tripoli November 30, 2010. The European Union and African states will urge Sudan on Tuesday to
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