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Nigeria elections: Atiku Abubakar making sixth presidential bid

Atiku Abubakar is one of the leading opposition candidates in next month鈥檚 presidential elections.

One of the leading opposition candidates in next month鈥檚 presidential elections in Nigeria has dismissed a recent attempt to get him disqualified over corruption allegations.

And thousands of well wishers greet Pope Francis as he arrives in the D R Congo capital, Kinshasha. In his speech at the Presidential Palace, Pope Francis condemns 鈥榚conomic colonialism鈥� in Africa.

Photo: Nigerian presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Credit: 麻豆社.

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