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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 10 Feb 2016

    Chad's President Idriss Deby, who has been in power since 1990, seeks fifth term http://bbc.in/1nXhVaw pic.twitter.com/XiJW4hkZeQ

    1:30 AM - 10 Feb 2016
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    • millardayo Idorenyin Effanga Chadrack kilolo Boluwatife Adedokun ABRAHAM kojo ZINARIA Djeovani Pro Marcus McDade Kudzi
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      2. JH-Bakre‏ @joannmukwano 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @ChiliKwiwe what do these African leaders want?

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      3. Chili Kwiwe‏ @ChiliKwiwe 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @joannmukwano

        @joannhastings @BBCAfrica “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ~Abraham Lincoln

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      4. Chili Kwiwe‏ @ChiliKwiwe 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @ChiliKwiwe

        @joannhastings @BBCAfrica ...I guess it is just their character deep in their bones. The greed, selfishness, good-like feel and yes vanity.

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      1. Mayen Nyuar‏ @MeenNyuar 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Seeking more terms by African Leaders is a contributing factor to the civil wars in Africa.

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      1. Rutaremwa A. Victor‏ @victor_ruta 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Another Yoweri K. Museveni...

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      1. Khadija MohChurchill‏ @khadijija 12 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica They'll need to start making a special wheel chair where he can rule from. Like the one Mugabe is going to get.

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      1. God's Work‏ @VentingViaVida 12 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Eish, Idriss haunyare perhaps

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      1. christopher khondowe‏ @christopherkhon 11 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica #greedy politicians

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      1. Bashir Jamil‏ @premium_visas 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica why bother ?

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      1. Ogun‏ @ogungbola 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica He should not be allowed. He does not own the state. Greedy dictator bastard. Typical African leader. Want power forever.

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      1. Korshie Tademe‏ @donmozey 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica greedy bastards in # Africa

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      1. Henry‏ @Gaddafy163 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica African leaders are natural disaster and time bombs facing the worlds 😝😝

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      1. Domingo Trassens‏ @trassens 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica This is how the "democracy" works in African countries where the presidents are really dictators.

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      1. 2PAPA‏ @monastreet 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica no give other a chance, Afrika needs new ideas, your are only military..

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      1. Ɔbosomfoɔ‏ @obosomfuo 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica He is one of the African mad dogs.

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      1. priscilla cunnan‏ @zarpriscilla 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica No😩 that makes it a dictatorship not democracy!

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      1. Akosa Emmanuel‏ @kantemma 10 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica In all of this, Nigeria's ex-President Jonathan, a true democrat, would never be forgotten in a hurry.

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      1. Maybin Chushi‏ @MaybinChushi 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica .That's the reason why Africa remains poor because of this selfish individuals

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      1. olakunle williams‏ @willyw290 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica they always end up this way selfish void of selflessness African leaders.pic.twitter.com/IQols4OJnD

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