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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jul 6

    Congolese woman charged for Trump protesthttps://bbc.in/2MUyd0V 

    2:43 AM - 6 Jul 2018
    • 17 Retweets
    • 28 Likes
    • Lenou Lionel @karmiccouple Abrham Kidanemariam Iregbenu Paul🇳 Sorie Mansaray Of Africa AB CANCOU mamadi Condé Nothello🥀
    22 replies 17 retweets 28 likes
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      2. Sara Gomez Arancibia‏ @SaraGomezAranci Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Back home!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. The Intrepid Brontomerus‏ @johnazariah Jul 6
        Replying to @SaraGomezAranci @BBCAfrica

        She's home. She's American!

        1 reply 0 retweets 20 likes
      4. Sara Gomez Arancibia‏ @SaraGomezAranci Jul 6
        Replying to @johnazariah @BBCAfrica

        the news said she was Congolese - Congo!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. The Intrepid Brontomerus‏ @johnazariah Jul 6
        Replying to @SaraGomezAranci @BBCAfrica

        Umm. Yes. She immigrated here from Congo, but she's a good, wholesome, decent American now! Do follow the plot, darling!

        1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
      6. arjunan‏ @arjunan Jul 6
        Replying to @johnazariah @SaraGomezAranci @BBCAfrica

        #FTW

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Modupe Oloruntoba‏ @DrivingMsDupsie Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She's American; your headline is inaccurate. Do better.

        0 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
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      1. 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥 𝔾𝕒𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕝𝕖‏Verified account @prof_gabriele Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        "US citizen" charged. Fix this.

        0 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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      2. Dennis P. O'Brien‏ @npanxx Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She is a US citizen

        1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
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      1. Hillary Johnson‏ @F1ll3rbunny Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She's been an American citizen for over ten years. Your people need to fix this headline. (Would you have said that a white protester who had immigrated was Irish, or German? I think not.)

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. January California belongs to a union‏ @Jan_Ham Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She is an American citizen.

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      1. Taking Action 4 US‏ @takingaction4us Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What is wrong with @BBCWorld @BBCAfrica ?! Infiltrated by nationalists?!

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      1. Stay Strong  🌎‏ @BarbaraDarlin Jul 6
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        Stay Strong  🌎 Retweeted BBC News Africa

        .@BBCAfrica she’s a US citizen!https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/1015169315870568448 …

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        BBC News AfricaVerified account @BBCAfrica
        Congolese woman charged for Trump protest https://bbc.in/2MUyd0V 
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      1. Jason H. Askelini‏ @GeoWHayduke Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She’s American

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      1. (((shilla)))‏ @shilla Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        racist, much? she's an american citizen.

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      2. This country is a joke.‏ @blackmarks Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        SHE’s AMERICAN!!

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      2. Dafin‏ @d_fnay Jul 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        But Africa has suffered for the crimes of other nations citizens eish...the protestor is American not Congolese unless you are reporting that the US now recognizes dual citizenship🤔

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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