A handful of people have determined the fate of more than 100 million ordinary citizens of the DRC for 30 years.
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The war spared Netanyahu from an inquiry into his failure to prevent the Hamas attack in October 2023, and it stalled his corruption trial.
Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.
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