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Senegal MP vote to abolish Senate

Dakar : Senegal | Sep 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM PDT
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Senegal Senate abolished to pay for floods Floods affect the suburbs of Senegal's capital Dakar every year Senegalese MPs have voted to abolish the senate as part of moves to help the victims of recent deadly floods...But critics say the aim is to weaken the opposition as most of the senators were supporters... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC
 
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