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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 21 Sep 2017

    🤔 @realDonaldTrump's address to African leaders left people on Twitter asking: Where is "Nambia"? 🌍 More --> http://bbc.in/2hl1bZr pic.twitter.com/OePwWcFEM3

    7:43 AM - 21 Sep 2017
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    38 replies 258 retweets 209 likes
      1. Ronke‏ @ronkeabi 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        Nambia is in his mind, next to the Democratic Republic of Covfefe.....

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      2. Rocket Man‏ @SLithoyi 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MbuyiseniNdlozi @realDonaldTrump

        He got lot of freinds who trying to be rich..they come herepic.twitter.com/zlZ9J8g2r0

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
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      1. LesegoR‏ @Rampzis 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MbuyiseniNdlozi @realDonaldTrump

        You can tell that he didn't write or believe the last parts of his speech

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      1. Another Proud Moment‏ @msilvia124 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        Obviously it's halfway between Namibia and The Gambia.

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      1. sweetfern‏ @sweetfernmusic 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        There are BLACK people in America who don't even know where #Namibia is on the map an probably never heard of it. #Nambia #BlackTwitter #BLM

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      1. Mr Website Maker‏ @Mrwebsite247 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        ...........and we thought Bush was a character?

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      2. Rodgers Prince‏ @RodgersPrince5 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        VP Joe Biden once called Africa a country. Pple make mistakes daily! I know a Nigerian guy in his 30’s who doesn’t know where Madagascar is!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. FreedomIsDeep‏ @MalcolmMusiime 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @RodgersPrince5 @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        You know you are a very funny guy too hahaha

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      4. Rodgers Prince‏ @RodgersPrince5 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MalcolmMusiime @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        It is just facts bruh 🤣 I don’t like the dude myself but people tend to create a really bad picture of him. He is human and error-prone!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Yus Bayo‏ @Nabbyville 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @RodgersPrince5 @MalcolmMusiime and

        Yeah, it looks like a typo cus he was actually reading it, it's actually Gambia or Namibia.

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      6. Rodgers Prince‏ @RodgersPrince5 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Nabbyville @MalcolmMusiime and

        It wasn’t a typo because he said it 2 times. The speech writer is the one to blame. And being president of US doesn’t mean he knows ev’thing

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      1. Leonard M'rewa‏ @leonardmrewa 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @mqhlay @realDonaldTrump

        While others want to secede, @MboyaApollo new countries are being 'invented'.

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      1. Yao Noah Nash‏ @nashmessiah 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        Hahahah

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      1. CEMİL ŞEKER‏ @cemil__seker 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        Funny presedentpic.twitter.com/ZOO8rGtPhm

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      1. mubiana kalaluka‏ @mubianakalaluk4 22 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        What about Zambia????

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      1. The Zambian  🇿🇲‏ @Ben_M_Yombwe 22 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        @realDonaldTrump we need real effort in tackling the issues affecting this continent full of great opportunities

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      1. THE REAL IZRAEL‏ @RealIzrael 22 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        pic.twitter.com/ASOAVSgsT8

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      1. yaadgurl‏ @cupidread 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        In Trumps head !

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      1. plump_dude‏ @plump_dude 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @realDonaldTrump

        Nambia is a real country next door to kingdom of Zamunda

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